Check out the Dems’ ballot for New Hampshire: 21 Prez Candidates; No Biden

How does Biden receive the electoral college votes for the state if his name isn’t even on the ballot? 21 candidates are on the Dem Primary ballot in New Hampshire. No Biden. Even better, Marianne Williamson and Congressman Dean Phillips will be on the next three primary presidential ballots. New Hampshire, the Iowa Democrat Caucus and South Carolina. Wouldn’t that be a hoot of Marianne pulled out a win?

Of course Biden could receive a write in majority of the votes in NH, but what if he doesn’t?

Sample Ballots | New Hampshire Secretary of State

New Hampshire Secretary of State (.gov)

 

A big tip of the Fedora goes to “The View from Lady Lake” for the graphic.

From the National Archives – The Electoral College.

How many electors are there? How are they distributed among the States?

The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your State has the same number of electors as it does Members in its Congressional delegation: one for each Member in the House of Representatives plus two Senators

How are my electors chosen? What are their qualifications? How do they decide who to vote for?

Each candidate running for President in your State has their own group of electors (known as a slate). The slates are generally chosen by the candidate’s political party in your State, but State laws vary on how the electors are selected and what their responsibilities are. Read more about the qualifications of the electors and restrictions on who the electors may vote for.

Most States have a “winner-take-all” system that awards all electors to the Presidential candidate who wins the State’s popular vote. However, Maine and Nebraska each have a variation of “proportional representation.

Think about this.

So in essence, another one of the candidates could get more than any write in of Biden’s total and thus those electoral votes would go to that candidate I would assume.

Of course the end result if Biden does not get to the magic 270 and then the old brokered convention.

I checked the South Carolina primary election coming up on February 3. The Dems decide who is approved to be on the ballot. They too are an open primary.

February 3, 2024. Per state law, SCDP Chair Christale Spain will transmit the approved candidates to the South Carolina Election Commission:

• President Joe Biden
• Congressman Dean Phillips
• Marianne Williamson
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  • Iowa Caucus for the Democrats:
  • President of the United States
    • Iowa will hold a mail-in Democratic presidential primary ending on March 5, 2024.
    • Iowa will have an estimated 46 delegates comprised of 40 pledged delegates and 6 superdelegates. Delegate allocation will be proportional.
    • The Democratic caucus will be closed, meaning only registered Democrats will be able to participate.

      Ballotpedia has identified the following noteworthy candidates seeking the Democratic nomination:

      • Joe Biden (D), incumbent president of the United States, announced he would run for re-election on April 25, 2023.^[2]
      • Dean Phillips (D), a U.S. representative from Minnesota, announced his candidacy on October 26, 2023.^[3]
      • Marianne Williamson (D), 2020 presidential candidate and author, announced her candidacy on February 23, 2023.^[4]

How many States will actually have Biden on the ballot? Was NH a one off to have the Democrats mess with the GOP primary? NH is an open primary where anyone can vote in the GOP side.

Since Trump is really assured to be to GOP candidates in the closed primaries, what fun it would be for GOPers vote in the Democrat side in NH and SC and give it to Williamson!

While we are at it, how about the GOP ballot in New Hampshire. Looks like Trump got star billing.

ELECTION

• (VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE)
• Ron DeSantis Tallahassee, Florida
• Nikki Haley Kiawah Island, South Carolina
• Asa Hutchinson Rogers, Arkansas
• Peter Jedick Rocky River, Ohio
• Perry Johnson Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• Donald Kjornes Watertown, South Dakota
• Mary Maxwell Concord, New Hampshire
• Glenn J. McPeters Essex Junction, Vermont
• Scott Peterson Merrell Norwalk, Connecticut
• Darius L. Mitchell Lowell, Massachusetts
• Mike Pence Zionsville, Indiana
• Vivek Ramaswamy Columbus, Ohio
• Tim Scott Hanahan, South Carolina
• Hirsh V. Singh Linwood, New Jersey
• Samuel Howard Sloan Oakland, California
• David Stuckenberg Tampa, Florida
• Rachel Swift Hagerstown, Maryland
• Donald J. Trump Palm Beach, Florida
• Scott Alan Ayers Carpentersville, Illinois
• Ryan L. Binkley Dallas, Texas
• Doug Burgum Bismarck, North Dakota
• Robert S. Carney, Jr. Minneapolis, Minnesota
• John Anthony Castro Mansfield, Texas
• Chris Christie Mendham, New Jersey
• WRITE-IN

So that’s it folks. The best of the swamp.