California Backs Down From Effort to Take Trump Off Their 2024 Ballot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : It set off a firestorm, but eventually, the decision was that Trump would stay.
41% : It was a shoddy and illiberal effort from the Left to block Trump, who is the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee.
25% : As Colorado and California put this ballot question behind them, Maine decided to pull a 'Leeroy Jenkins' and remove Trump from their ballot, keeping this corrosive and unconstitutional game alive.
19% : Colorado's Supreme Court ruled that Trump could be removed based on 14 Amendment grounds.
19% : Still, California used Colorado's decision to explore ways to purge Trump from the ballot.
13% : The Golden State also opted to steer clear of this silly fight (via CBS News):California's secretary of state declined to remove Donald Trump from the presidential primary ballot following demands from her lieutenant governor.
12% : Some top democrats in California joined Kounalakis' demands to remove Trump from the ballot, however, Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly opposed the move, saying he should be defeated at the polls.

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