The Missouri deadline for independent candidate petitions, and petitions to qualify a new party, was July 29. This year, only three statewide petitions were submitted: (1) the Better Party, which has no interest in the presidential race; (2) the Green Party; the independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. petition.
The first petition has already been found valid. The Secretary of State will soon check the validity of the other two. The Libertarian Party is already on the ballot because of its vote totals in 2022.
This will be the first year since 1994 that the Constitution Party is not on the ballot. It didn’t poll enough votes in either 2020 or 2022 to remain ballot-qualified, and it did not complete a petition this year.
The Constitution Party is absolutely screwed this year.
They should just endorse Trump.
Sooner Kennedy than Trump.
Nationally the Constitution Party is doing just fine. By which I mean, at least as well/poorly as any of the previous three presidential elections, and significantly better than the two before that.
The Missouri party can petition to be on the ballot again next election they want. This year’s presidential campaign just did not prioritize ballot access beyond what was necessary for broadcasting their ads. No biggie.
Meanwhile, the rotten flesh of the Utah and Nevada parties is being cut out for the Greater Glory of God. Trump and his maggots are working hard to purge the GOP of Christians, social conservatives and political libertarians; all of whom have nowhere to turn but the Constitution Party.
All in all, the Constitution Party is probably the only political party in the US for which things are looking up.