Michigan Judge Orders RFK to Remain on Ballot – HotAir

Michigan remains one of the most hotly contested states in the upcoming presidential elections for various reasons that are obvious to political junkies. But the true battle for the state’s eleven electoral votes isn’t being waged from opposing lecterns at campaign rallies or a debate stage, nor is unfolding during legacy media interviews with the two major party candidates. This is a particularly nasty battle that is playing out in the courts, where both sides are using every trick in the book to control ballot access to their own advantage. The latest example of this phenomenon arose when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked Michigan’s Democratic Secretary of State to remove his name from the ballot last Friday. In no time at all, Judge Christopher P. Yates ruled yesterday that RFK’s name must remain on the ballot, potentially eating into Donald Trump’s base of support. The judge’s…