What would any actual libertarian president look like, if Trump’s the “most libertarian”. Trump is scheduled to speak at their convention in DC on Saturday. The US Libertarian Party uses NOTA None Of The Above on their ballots, much like Trump resembles any of the following Presidents:
“The vast majority of Libertarian Party members are not happy with this invitation,” said Bill Redpath, a 40-year veteran of the Libertarian Party and a former national party chair who’s helped organize their presidential ballot access for decades. “There are some people who call Trump the most Libertarian president of our lifetimes. That’s utterly ridiculous.”
The former president took to Truth Social on Friday where he claimed that the evidence used against him at trial was a “bookkeeping error.” He also continued to claim that the New York case against was a “Biden inspired election interference hoax.”
Trump's online rants on Friday did not appear to violate a Merchan-imposed gag order that prohibits the ex-president from commenting on witnesses, jurors, court staff and families of Merchan and Bragg during the trial.
New York's Appellate Division ruled against Trump appeals in the case twice on Thursday, denying separate requests to force Merchan to recuse himself from the case and to move the trial out of Manhattan and into another county.
Trump frequently claims to be the victim of "persecution" due to his legal troubles. His campaign raised over $4 million within 24 hours following a barrage of indictment-themed fundraising emails after Bragg indicted him last year.
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Importantly, these low-turnout voters are often from Democratic constituencies. Many back Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate. But in our polling, Biden wins just three-quarters of Democratic-leaning voters who didn’t vote in the last cycle, even as almost all high-turnout Democratic-leaners continue to support him.
This trend illustrates the disconnect between Trump’s lead in the polls and Democratic victories in lower-turnout special elections. And it helps explain Trump’s gains among young and nonwhite voters, who tend to be among the least engaged.
Trump’s dependence on these voters could make the race more volatile soon. As voters tune in over the next six months, there’s a chance that disengaged but traditionally Democratic voters could revert to their usual partisan leanings. Alternately, they might stay home, which could also help Biden.
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With that history in mind, Democrats can hope that November’s election will draw a disproportionately anti-Trump group of irregular voters to the polls. There were signs of this yet again in The Times’s recent battleground polls.
Of course, it’s unlikely that disengaged, irregular voters have already formed solid plans about November. There’s plenty of time for them to make up or change their minds about whom they might vote for — and about whether they’ll vote at all.
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