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Fil-Am Trump supporters oppose moves to remove him in state ballots

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Lenn Almadin Thornhill | TFC News New Hampshire

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m4BLWxR2Oeo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>Former U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday emerged victorious in the Republican primary in New Hampshire.</p><p>The leading contender for the GOP presidential nomination edged out former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who has vowed to stay in the race.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwjJtpec4PeDAxVfklYBHcQbDRQQFnoECBoQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/overseas/01/24/24/trump-closes-in-on-biden-rematch-after-new-hampshire-win" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/overseas/01/24/24/trump-closes-in-on-biden-rematch-after-new-hampshire-win&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjJtpec4PeDAxVfklYBHcQbDRQQFnoECBoQAQ">Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win</a></div><p>“This race is far from over,&quot; said Haley. &quot;There are dozens of states left to go and the next one is my sweet state of South Carolina.&quot;</p><p>Haley will likely face an uphill battle in other states, too. Polls have shown that majority of Republican voters still favor Trump despite his mounting legal troubles.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwimjbv34PeDAxULlFYBHcq0BD8QFnoECBIQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/23/24/nikki-haley-urged-to-work-on-gaining-aapi-support" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/23/24/nikki-haley-urged-to-work-on-gaining-aapi-support&amp;ved=2ahUKEwimjbv34PeDAxULlFYBHcq0BD8QFnoECBIQAQ">Nikki Haley urged to work on gaining AAPI support</a></div><p>One of them is the effort from some states to keep his name off the ballot.</p><p>Two states, namely: Colorado and Maine, have removed Trump’s name from the ballot over his role in the January 6th Capitol riots.</p><p>Advocacy groups cite the 14th amendment of the Constitution – which states that a public official who engaged in an insurrection is to be disqualified from running for an elective post.</p><p>But Filipino-American supporters of Trump view this as a continued persecution of the former president.</p><p>“I think that it&#x27;s a witch hunt,&quot; said Leigh Boucher. &quot;I&#x27;m just not saying this because I hear it from other conservative Republicans because I also do my own research. It&#x27;s unconstitutional.&quot;</p><p>Lawyer Orlando Sonza is a Fil-Am Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Ohio.</p><p>He warned of the precedent that might come from removing Trump off the ballot.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwjnvLLX4PeDAxV6rlYBHbAmCLQQFnoECBQQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/19/24/fil-am-lawyer-in-ohio-eyes-seat-in-us-congress" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/01/19/24/fil-am-lawyer-in-ohio-eyes-seat-in-us-congress&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjnvLLX4PeDAxV6rlYBHbAmCLQQFnoECBQQAQ">Fil-Am lawyer in Ohio eyes seat in U.S. Congress</a></div><p>&quot;If someone who&#x27;s not been convicted of a crime gets to be taken off the ballot, that effectively removes the power from the people,&quot; said Sonza. &quot;Let the people decide who their leaders will be.&quot;</p><p>History professor James Zarsadiaz also believes the effort to remove Trump&#x27;s name from ballots is just a bump on the road in his bid to claim the GOP nomination.</p><p>“Over the last half century, we&#x27;ve seen presidents who&#x27;ve survived scandals,&quot; he said. &quot;I think they&#x27;re able to survive troubles whether that&#x27;s personal or political, depending on how the market and the economies are looking.”</p><p>Trump on Monday scored yet another victory after the Massachusetts ballot commission dismissed the challenges and kept his name on the state’s ballot.</p><p>Meanwhile, Colorado and Maine’s decisions have been paused on appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Colorado case on Feb.  8. </p>