J.D. Vance Attacks Democrats for Trying to Prevent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from Withdrawing

On October 21, J.D. Vance mentioned Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and also mentioned Jill Stein, while speaking in Wisconsin. See this story. He did not offer any criticism of Democratic efforts to remove Stein from the ballot. He did criticize Democrats for fighting to keep Kennedy on the ballot, something Democrats did in only three states (Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina).

He also said that Kennedy would get more votes than Stein, and said Democrats are forcing Kennedy to be a “spoiler”.

Georgia Democratic Party Endorses a Write-in Candidate for U.S. House, Eleventh District

At the May 21, 2024 Georgia primaries for Congress, the Democratic race for U.S. House, Eleventh District, was won by Katy L. Stamper, even though her views on immigration are more conservative than even the Republican incumbent in the district. Georgia has open primaries.

Now, the Democratic Party is so opposed to the views of Stamper that it has recruited and endorsed a write-in candidate for that same seat. See this story.

Illinois Libertarian Voter Discovers Serious Ballot-Printing Error in Cook County

Recently, a Libertarian Party supporter in Illinois noticed that his mail ballot for Cook County office was flawed. The Libertarian Party is ballot-qualified in Cook County for the countywide executive offices, and it has a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court. Although his name was on the faulty ballot, there was no bubble for a voter to be able to vote for him. See this story.

The county officials say only about 300 ballots were flawed, and that it is sending a corrected ballot to the voters who got the bad ballot.