Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Dean Phillips must be on primary ballot
The ruling means that President Joe Biden will not be the sole Democratic candidate on the state's ballot in April.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Rep. Dean Phillips will be on the Democratic primary ballot, saying he meets the standard for candidate eligibility.
“Consequently, we direct that the name of Dean Phillips be placed on the 2024 Democratic presidential preference primary ballot as a candidate for the office of president of the United States,” the court said in the Friday opinion.
The ruling means President Joe Biden will have one Democratic challenger in the state’s April 2 primary.
Phillips, D-Minn., celebrated the ruling in a post to X, saying, “Thank goodness democracy is being protected by the judiciary, because our political parties are eroding it right in front of our eyes.”
“I’ll keep exposing the truth and saying the quiet part out loud,” he added.
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