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No, State Laws Haven’t Locked Biden Onto the Ballot

In a few weeks, however, his party’s own rules just might.
Source: Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Drew Angerer / Getty.

Democratic insiders don’t generally find common ground with MAGA diehards, but such is the state of politics in 2024. In the days since Joe Biden’s dismal debate performance, some of his staunchest supporters have suggested that it’s too late for the Democratic Party to nominate a new candidate. Joining them in that argument is an unlikely partner: the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank stocked with former Trump-administration officials. Heritage has argued, , and , is not true. State laws haven’t locked Biden onto any ballots. In a few weeks, however, the Democratic Party’s own rules just might.

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