Trump Removed from Ballot in Colorado
On December 19, 2023 the Colorado State Supreme Court ruled to remove Donald Trump from the ballot on Colorado. The Court declared that Trump was ineligible to run for election under the 14th Amendment, because of his role in an insurrection on January 6. Trump has not been convicted of insurrection. The removal will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court which will likely negate the Colorado Supreme Court ruling.
I was fascinated with the wide range of responses on social media from Trump's competitors - Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis, and Nikk Haley.
Ramaswamy jumped out within minutes of the announcement, posting an unscripted video on Twitter defending Trump, and threatening to remove his own name from the ballot if Trump was not restored.
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Ron DeSantis made a considerably more tepid response. While DeSantis did reject the removal of Trump from the ballot, he avoid mentioning Trump's name.
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**Niki Haley chose to forgo mentioning the Trump's removal on Twitter. **Haley's Twitter feed can be seen here - https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley
Haley seems to have horrible instincts for social media. Earlier this year Haley even floated the idea that social media users should have to provide identification and the ability to post anonymously should be removed. Haley walked that statement back after being met by furious resistance and mockery. Of the three Vivek Ramaswamy makes the best of use social media, and is likely the most comfortable making extemporaneous content. Vivek's video garnered him 14,100,000 views. To generate the same views with traditional advertising would likely have cost $10,000s. Politicians who can adroitly navigate social media can create a massive reach and platform, without significant cost.
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