Potential rematch between Biden and Trump in 2024 could shake up American politics
PBS NewsHourDec 30, 2023
Illinois, Massachusetts Voters Seek to Get Trump Off Ballot
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The Facts
The recent movements to attempt to remove former Pres. Donald Trump from state ballots is continuing, as groups of voters in Illinois and Massachusetts initiated proceedings to bar him from their states' respective 2024 ballots on Thursday.
A motion backed by advocacy group Free Speech for People has sought a hearing by the Illinois Board of Elections, citing Trump's alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riots.
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
From a mounting number of states, the wave of challenges to Donald Trump's eligibility to appear on the ballot is growing. Irrespective of the results of these attempts by an unprecedented variety of citizens, ordinary and extraordinary, the phenomenon shows America is shuddering at the prospects of Trump's brand of authoritarianism returning to the country's most important office.
Pro-Trump narrative
These bad-faith, left-led machinations to short-circuit a candidate's entry into ballots are dangerous — turning the very idea of a democratic republic on its head. America's well-seasoned voters must be allowed to choose their candidate, and their wisdom must be trusted and respected. The Democratic Party is itself using deeply authoritarian tactics to deny segments of the American populace from voting for the extremely popular former president.
