New Mexico suit challenges Trump's ballot eligibility

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Trump has appealed the Colorado ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
48% : "I honestly got chills up my spine," Castro said.
46% : The New Mexico suit names Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who on Dec. 22 certified Trump and four other presidential candidates to appear on the state's June 4 primary ballots.
35% : "Because the goal of the insurrection was to thwart the peaceful transfer of power via the Electoral College's certification of the election results," Trump violated the anti-insurrectionist clause of the 14th Amendment, the suit alleges.
32% : "Castro's lawsuit asks the judge to issue a temporary restraining order that would block Toulouse Oliver from accepting Trump on a state primary or general election ballot.
27% : "In his motion, Caruso also took issue with Castro's argument that Trump engaged in an "insurrection" as defined by the 14th Amendment.
26% : Two states have made historic decisions to remove Trump from their primary ballots after state officials found his actions violated the anti-insurrection clause in the 14th Amendment.
26% : Bellows, a Democrat, argued that Trump incited an insurrection when he spread false claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election and then urged his supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol.
26% : He argues that Trump, "who is constitutionally ineligible to hold office," will "siphon off" votes and contributions from Castro's campaign.
23% : Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday disqualified Trump from that state's primary election ballot.
23% : And Colorado's Supreme Court disqualified Trump from that state's primary ballot on Dec. 19, making him the first candidate in U.S. history to be deemed ineligible for the presidency for engaging in an insurrection.
23% : Trump, who is represented by New Mexico attorney Mark Caruso, responded in a motion asking the judge to dismiss the case.
18% : John Anthony Castro, a little-known Republican presidential candidate, petitioned a federal judge in September to declare Trump ineligible to appear on the state's election ballot.

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