I’m unclear what you mean. They needed to check 1 box on a form to get a jury trial and they didn’t do it. Then they complained the judge was being unfair by doing what they asked for.
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I thought there was a lot more than just checking the box. That this type of trial is almost always a bench trail. But I’m not a lawyer.
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that’s what I read. typically a bench trial, but they def did not even request a jury trial so it was def a bench trial.
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I think the hurdle to get it a jury trial was somewhat high and they were unlikely to clear the hurdle. So now Donnie gets to cry about how unfair it was that he didn’t get a jury trial, even though he never requested one. Had they requested and failed, he’d still complain about the rigged system but his complaints would probably have a little less force if he was turned down on merits.
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I’d actually argue that if he requested a jury trial and was denied then he’s entitled to bitch about how unfair it is that there’s this high threshold for a jury trial.
But if he didn’t even try to get a jury trial then that’s his (lawyer’s) fault.
Biden beat Trump in CO by 55-42. So this is primarily about getting the SCOTUS to rule.
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True, but keeping Trump off the primary ballot in blue states while allowing Haley & DeSantis on those ballots could potentially swing the Republican nomination. Colorado alone probably wouldn’t. But every state that Biden got 55% in might be sufficient. Remember that Obama got the 2008 Democratic nomination by winning red states. If Haley can sweep the blue states in the 2024 GOP primary and cap Trump’s blue state delegates at 0… who knows?
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Colorado votes on Super Tuesday so it will be interesting to see the impact this ruling has… if it stands
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Hmmm, maybe they’ll quick send the ballots to the printer without Trump on them and then cry out that it’s too late / too expensive to reprint them but people are allowed to write his name in.
I think Trump might actually have a stroke if that happened.
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That’s partly why the decision is stayed for now
(Such a tease…)
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For whatever it’s worth:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-poll-conviction-trials.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU0.iwcH.Kuy0lHQfc-TP&smid=url-share
Free link, but the headline pretty much says it all. Based on latest NYT national polling.
It’s unclear how those “nearly a quarter of Trump voters” would vote if it came down to a general election race between Biden and Convicted Felon Trump.
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Not sure it would matter much in the end. “Shouldn’t be nominated” can easily be “I’m worried he wouldn’t win” versus “I wouldn’t want him to be President.”
Come down to it, I expect most of that cohort to fall in line. The real campaign-killer would be if he’s in prison. He lives and dies by his rallies and Tweets (truths?). If he can’t froth the base up, I expect him to slide behind significantly.
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True
To reiterate, I fully think this because his face won’t be at the rallies and his goldfish-brained followers will lose momentum.
Just him being in prison could nudge the needle in a close election, but I don’t see a huge loss of support on the basis of him being an imprisoned felon.
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among the diehards he won’t lose any votes. Among the moderate republicans and independents who prefer R but would vote for Biden I would think that he would lose a lot of their votes.
I would expect that Trump would still draw 35-40% of the popular vote even if he were in prison.
Agree