Big blow to Trump: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name to stay on the Michigan presidential ballot
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According to the court's order, Kennedy has not shown an entitlement to this extraordinary relief. Based on the idea that some voters who were aware of Kennedy's endorsement might have supported Trump more if his name was not on the ballot, the decision is perceived as potentially benefiting Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at Trump's expense.
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It is impossible to tell if the majority decision was 5-2 or 4-3 due to how the court issued its unsigned order. The orders only indicate that the Republican nominees Justices Brian Zahra and David Viviano wrote dissenting opinions, and the Democratic nominee Elizabeth Welch wrote a separate concurring opinion. On the court, which is included in the nonpartisan ballot but whose justices are chosen by the two major political parties at state conventions, Democratic nominees have a 4-3 advantage. After the Michigan Supreme Court declined to reverse a previous Michigan Court of Appeals decision in the West case on Monday, the decision permits clerks to finalize the ballot with Kennedy's name and independent candidate Cornel West remaining on it, along with candidates for president.
Welch expressed her disagreement with the Court of Appeal's conclusion that candidates for president were not subject to a state law provision that prevents certain candidates from withdrawing from the race in her concurring remarks. Welch disapproved of the Court of
