Should President Joe Biden finally give up the keys to the White House, he may face a snag in Wisconsin.
Since Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Democrat leaders demand that the 81-year-old president step down in an effort to keep former President Donald Trump from winning the 2024 election.
However, according to Wisconsin law, “Any person who files nomination papers and qualifies to appear on the ballot cannot withdraw their name from the ballot after filing. The name of that person shall appear upon the ballot except in case of death of the person.”
Wisconsin, a crucial swing state, is not looking good for Biden’s reelection chances.
A recent AARP poll shows that Trump leads Biden by five percentage points among Wisconsin voters. Fifty-two percent of Wisconsin voters over 50 say they would support Trump, compared with 43 percent for Biden-- a stark contrast to 2020 when Biden won the state by a large margin.
Heritage Foundation Oversight Project Executive Director Mike Howell said it would be difficult for Biden to drop out of the race in certain states after already filing the nomination papers.
“We are monitoring the calls from across the country for President Biden to step aside, either now or before the election, and have concluded that the process for substitution and withdrawal is very complicated,” Howell said.
The state’s law states that delegates “shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them,” meaning that selecting another nominee at the Democratic convention other than Biden would violate the law.
Bob Ward, a partner at Fabrizio Ward, said that the debate has impacted the 2024 race.
“It’s changed this state, not dramatically, but noticeably,” Ward said.
Following the debate, 75 percent of Wisconsin voters watched the debate, with 59 percent declaring Trump the winner.
Meanwhile, only 16 percent said Biden won the debate.