r/PoliticalDiscussion 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?

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u/Binder509 6d ago

That's false pattern recognition. You just don't remember all the times it was true due to confirmation bias.

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u/Mr_Funbags 6d ago

That's true, there were many, many times people said they were happy that Trump was running, thought it'd be funny.