Maine barred Donald Trump from the primary ballot Thursday, making it the second state in the country to block the former president from running again under a part of the Constitution that prevents insurrectionists from holding office.

The decision by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) is sure to be appealed. The Colorado Supreme Court last week found Trump could not appear on the ballot in that state, and the Colorado Republican Party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case. The nation’s high court could resolve for all states whether Trump can run again.

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  • frezik@midwest.social
    633·
    11 months ago

    Clever, but no. He didn’t get a second term, and his whining in a corner doesn’t change that.

      • hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
        23·
        11 months ago

        They don’t care if he admits it or if it’s true. They only care about what he instructs them to care about. Please, we must all start to understand this otherwise it’s us living in an illusion.

        • GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
          1028·
          11 months ago

          “They” are human beings. “They” are our family and neighbors. “They” are people who are being exploited for political gain. You’d do well to keep that in mind.

          • JonEFive@midwest.social
            16·
            11 months ago

            I don’t think the idea was to dehumanize, but rather to be more aware of the shared psychosis so many people are living in.

            “They” claim that Trump won the election without any regard to facts and evidence. Imagining that “they” will suddenly change their mind if they get just one more piece of factual information is foolish considering everything we’ve seen so far. We must find another way to get through to “them”.

          • hdnsmbt@lemmy.world
            14·
            10 months ago

            Just because I’m using a plural pronoun I’m not dehumanising anyone. Please read what is actually written and keep your desire to scold people at home.

            • GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world
              1·
              10 months ago

              Oh, just noticed this reply.

              In the first example “They” is a generalization, in the second is a reference to a specific set of people.

          • Iamdanno@lemmy.world
            21·
            10 months ago

            “They” are also objectively stupid. And they are willing, enthusiastic, participants in their “exploitation”.