Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office disqualified the Green Party presidential nominee after getting a withdrawal letter from Stein’s running mate. But Stein’s campaign claims the letter was written behind the candidate’s back.
Farley said she and Rios agreed that Farley would write and deliver the letter because Rios had COVID-19 at the time, and she asserted that Rios was on the phone with Farley while Farley delivered the letter to LaRose’s office in downtown Columbus.
The reason the Stein campaign is now claiming is that they didn’t authorize the letter, Farley said at the time, is “because they’re trying to save their butt.”
All the evidence so far suggests that Stein will lose. Lying to stay on the ballot?
According to Farley, she and Rios decided to try to swap in Ware’s name after unsuccessfully trying to reach Stein’s campaign for guidance.
Self-inflicted then? If Stein had answered she might still be on the ballot in Ohio.
LaRose’s office noted, accurately, that it was too late under state law to replace Rios’s name with Ware’s on the ballot. But it accepted Rios’ withdrawal
This part I don’t quite get. Why did Rios et al continue to pursue withdrawal in this case? LaRose shouldn’t have accepted the withdrawal unless Rios made clear she understood the consequences and wanted to go ahead regardless.
All the evidence so far suggests that Stein will lose. Lying to stay on the ballot?
Self-inflicted then? If Stein had answered she might still be on the ballot in Ohio.
This part I don’t quite get. Why did Rios et al continue to pursue withdrawal in this case? LaRose shouldn’t have accepted the withdrawal unless Rios made clear she understood the consequences and wanted to go ahead regardless.