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Tom Delay, Robert Torricelli, And Political Party Maneuvering: Why The First Amendment Associational Rights Of Political Parties Should Be Extended To Include Candidate Replacement , Kevin M. Baker
American University Law Review
This Comment analyzes whether the First Amendment
associational rights of the major political parties should include
candidate replacement and argues that the rights of parties to define
who votes in the primary logically should be extended to include a
right to replace candidates on the ballot after a withdrawal. Based on
the more recent Supreme Court cases finding greater freedom of
association for political parties, this Comment will focus on the 2002
replacement of Robert Torricelli in the New Jersey U.S. Senate
election and the 2006 failure to replace Tom DeLay in the Texas
22nd Congressional District U.S. House of …