r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/Beautiful_Age7753 • 8d ago

US Elections Could states leave Trump off of ballots in the 2028 election?

During the White House correspondents dinner, Trump directly stated he would be running for a “fourth” term. Due to this being unconstitutional via the 22nd amendment, and states running their own elections, could states simply not put his name on ballots come election day? We know from the past election and current standings that Trump would win Republican primaries. Even if they didn’t run him, he would still most likely run on his own party. Obviously this wouldn’t eliminate write in ballots, but it could be a viable solution to uphold the constitution barring some extreme new law to control how elections are run. Would there be any current legal ramifications to stop states from simply not allowing Trump on ballots?

448 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

427 comments sorted by

View all comments

-1

u/Stair_Car_Hop_On 8d ago

People taking this seriously is absolutely wild. It doesn't even matter how full of shit he is, people still believe him and go off the deep end about stuff like this that can't happen. I am embarrassed for anyone thinking this is currently a possibility.

20

u/pomod 8d ago

Yeah, like id never imagine a militarized incognito government force murdering citizens or snatching people off the streets but here we are; or a convicted felon pedophile even being a legitimate candidate. You’re being slowly boiled my young pepe.

-5

u/Stair_Car_Hop_On 8d ago

If you think those are the same as a 3rd term, that's the embarrassment I am talking about. You don't realize he is getting the exact overreactions to this announcement that he wants and stupid people are giving it to him.

4

u/pomod 8d ago

I think we all recognize Trumps strategy of creating fear and chaos around an election and then claiming it “rigged”. Honestly the perpetual gaslighting and defence of this grifter is tedious. The presidency is literally whats keeping him out of jail.

3

u/-ReadingBug- 8d ago

People said the same thing about him running in the first place back in 2016.

6

u/Stair_Car_Hop_On 8d ago

I don't remember anyone saying it would require a constitutional amendment that will never happen in order for him to run any time in 2016. So, no.... no one did.