Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said that while he didn’t want to do it, he had to remind people of how “severe” the situation is.
A top Republican official in Missouri is threatening to remove President Joe Biden from appearing on the ballot as retaliation for the determination in two other states that Donald Trump doesn’t qualify because he “engaged in insurrection.”
“What has happened in Colorado & Maine is disgraceful & undermines our republic,” Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote on the social media site X on Friday. “While I expect the Supreme Court to overturn this, if not, Secretaries of State will step in & ensure the new legal standard for @realDonaldTrump applies equally to @JoeBiden!”
Ashcroft’s post came shortly after the Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by Colorado’s high court that found Trump could be barred from the state’s primary ballot because of his actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Yup.
That said, “bring a friend” also means “talk to your friends.” There are a lot of people influenced by both right wing propaganda, and false-left-wing propaganda from bad faith actors that says “Biden is old, don’t vote for him” or “Biden didn’t get us [insert left-wing wish list entry].” The early polls are somehow showing Trump ahead of Biden with under-35 voters, which is mind-boggling.
Be the influence you want to see. Talk to people around you that you think will listen, and make sure they understand the stakes and how much their vote matters. If you want to protest, protest in a way that doesn’t directly create fascism please.