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falcrist | 1 year ago

It can't stop him from running because prison doesn't disqualify a presidential candidate.

IIRC, Eugene V. Debs ran from prison in 1920, and he got something like 5% of the vote... As a third party candidate. He was with the socialists.

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hn_acker|1 year ago

> It can't stop him from running because prison doesn't disqualify a presidential candidate.

I'm unfortunately reminded once again that committing certain felonies (or failing to pay legal debts) can permanently disqualify people from voting [1][2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement_in_t...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement_in_t...