Former President Trump calls the Colorado Supreme Court to reverse its decision to keep his name on the 2024 primary ballot.
On Wednesday, Trump appealed Colorado’s decision to ban him from the state’s ballot. The state's Supreme Court decision cited the insurrection clause in the Constitution.
The next step in the appeal process would be for the higher court to decide whether to expedite the review and hear the case on the merits. The justices could vote privately on whether to fast-track its decision in the next few days.
Last month, in a 4-3 vote, the Colorado Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that allowed Trump to appear on the ballot as a 2024 presidential candidate. The initial ruling said a president is not among the officials subject to disqualification on a ballot.
“The Colorado Supreme Court has no authority to deny President Trump access to the ballot,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in the petition. “By doing so, the Colorado Supreme Court has usurped Congressional authority and misinterpreted and misapplied the text of section 3.”
Trump’s petition asks that the Supreme Court agree to review the case and immediately reverse the state’s ruling in a summary decision without oral argument or extensive briefing. The other parties in the case have previously agreed that the justices should hear the case on an expedited schedule to make a decision before most states’ primaries.
However, they did not suggest the high court forgo holding oral arguments.
The Colorado court put its ruling on hold until Thursday, giving the former President time to appeal the higher court’s ruling. Until the justices resolve the appeal, Trump’s name will remain on the ballot.
However, the deadline to finalize Colorado’s presidential primary ballots is Friday, and the Supreme Court will unlikely resolve Trump’s appeal before then. This means his name will most likely appear on the primary ballots regardless.
According to several polls, the Left’s relentless attempts to keep Trump from securing the 2024 nominee are not working.
As Hispanic and Black voters abandon President Joe Biden, Trump gains support from Latino voters.
A USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found that only 63 percent of Black voters say they will vote for Biden— is a sharp decline from the 87 percent support he had in 2020.
Meanwhile, 20 percent of Hispanic and Black voters and 21 percent of young voters say they will throw their support behind another candidate other than Biden.
Trump holds 39 percent support among Latino voters, compared with Biden’s 34 percent— a significant decline since 2020 when Biden had 65 percent of the approval from Latino voters.
