Judge Denies RFK Jr.’s Bid to Withdraw From Wisconsin Ballot

A Wisconsin judge has rejected former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have his name removed from the state’s general election ballot, opening the door for a possible appeal. In an oral ruling on Sept. 16, Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke denied Kennedy’s motion for a temporary injunction that would have removed his name from the Wisconsin ballot. Kennedy withdrew from the presidential race at the end of August, endorsing former President Donald Trump and seeking to have his name removed from the ballot in key battleground states so as not to split the conservative vote and boost Trump’s odds of winning. The presence of independent and third-party candidates could be significant in Wisconsin, where four of the last six presidential elections were decided by narrow margins ranging from around 5,700 to 23,000 votes....