On April 3, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, said it is possible, but not likely, that he will run for president as an independent in 2020. See this story.
On April 3, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, said it is possible, but not likely, that he will run for president as an independent in 2020. See this story.
Another person to vote against.
I may have missed something but the story did not seem to say anything about party or lack thereof.
There are several stories about his interview. They make it clear that he would run as an independent.
At this point in the year isn’t it impossible to get on the ballot as an independent in several states?
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There is still time to get on the ballot in all 50 states plus DC as an independent presidential candidate, but the earliest deadlines are approaching in May and June (I believe), so one would have to move quickly, and it would cost a lot of money to complete the petition drives. Cuban is a billionaire, so he can afford it, but without changes in the ballot access laws due to the Coronavirus scare, it may not be possible now.
In 1987, for a brief time, every state had a deadline (using the later method) for presidential candidates running outside the two major parties, in July, August, or September. This was because of the US Supreme Court ruling in 1983, Anderson v Celebrezze. But since 1987, some states have backslid, including Texas, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina. Texas and North Carolina are being sued now, and it seems likely to me there will be lawsuits soon against Indiana and New York.
EQUAL still in 14-1 AMDT.
Too many EVIL rooted lawyers and judges to count —
with their EVIL ANTI-Democracy party HACK contempt for the USA Const.
I have not seen those other stories but it’s not uncommon for journalists to lump in third parties when suggesting some wealthy celebrity will run as an “independent”.