Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur was filmed in a heated exchange with a man at the Detroit airport who questioned her about President Biden’s mental fitness and whether he should step down from the 2024 race. Kaptur, facing a tough re-election campaign, refused to answer the man’s questions and demanded his personal information before ending the encounter.
A legal technicality in Ohio may prevent President Biden from being on the November ballot, as the state requires parties to confirm their presidential candidates 90 days before the election, which is August 7th. But President Biden will not be the official Democratic nominee until the Democratic National Convention, which is on August 19th. Senate and House Minority Leaders Nickie Antonio and Allison Russo were seemingly unaware of this, and plenty of other lawmakers on each side of the aisle also didn’t know. Secretary of State Frank LaRose didn’t remind the Democrats until April, but they remain positive. Case Western Reserve University constitutional law professor Jonathan Entin said that in most other states, this would be an easy fix. “The obvious solution is for the legislature to get rid of the 90-day deadline,” Entin said. However, the Republican supermajority in Ohio is fractured and has significant infighting, making it unlikely that they will pass an emergency bill to help the Democrats.
Ohio Democrats are facing a potential roadblock in getting President Joe Biden on the November ballot due to a technicality. A state law requires parties to certify their presidential candidates 90 days before the election, but Biden will not be the official Democratic nominee until the national convention on August 19th, just 20 days before the deadline. The Republican-controlled legislature could pass an emergency bill to waive the deadline, but there is uncertainty about their willingness to help the Democrats.
