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Title: ROTFL: Gingrich and Perry fail to qualify for Virginia primary
Source:
BBC
URL Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/201 ... virginia-primary?newsfeed=true
Published: Dec 24, 2011
Author: staff
Post Date: 2011-12-24 11:53:18 by buckeroo
Keywords: None
Views: 2677
Comments: 9
Neither politician, who were both frontrunners for the US presidential candidacy for the GOP, submitted enough signatures from registered voters to stand for the state's Republican primary on 6 March. The Republican party in Virginia (RVP) announced the news early on Saturday on its Twitter account. "After verification, RPV has determined that Newt Gingrich did not submit required 10K signatures and has not qualified for the Va primary," it said. Perry's rejection was revealed late on Friday. This comes despite Perry's presidential campaign telling state election officials that it had submitted 11,911 signatures, and Gingrich's campaign saying it submitted 11,050 signatures. Volunteers spent Friday night validating the scores. The former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Texas Republican Ron Paul were successful. But the results are a major setback to Gingrich and Perry – who is reportedly considering an appeal. Failure to compete in Virginia, which is among the "super Tuesday" primaries, would deal a huge blow to any contender who had not already secured the nomination. Gingrich had been leading the race in a poll of Virginia Republicans released earlier in the week. He said on Wednesday he had enough ballot signatures, but he wanted to come to Virginia to deliver them personally. Jerry Kilgore, a former attorney general and chairman of Perry's campaign in Virginia, said he was disappointed. "Hopefully, he will do better in other states,'' he said. "He can focus on other states." Meanwhile, Virginia's Democrats said Barack Obama's re-election campaign gathered enough signatures to get him on the state's primary ballot.The former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas governor, Rick Perry, have both failed to qualify for the Virginia primary ballot, Republican party officials have said.
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#1. To: All (#0)
The states are more discerning of ballot qualifications these days; that is why most campaigns strive to find (at least) 10% more signatures. Here is what happens: campaigns hire little guys to stand by (say, various store fronts) and have passerby customers sign petitions. They will ask: are you a registered GOP voter in this county or district and if you answer , "yes" they will beg, borrow or steal to get that signature of yours. They earn varying amounts assuming they aren't campaign volunteers. But there is is no check on credentials. None, zip, nada, zilch, zero, nothing ... and off you go to run your errand. The checking is usually the task of the "secretary of State" and if you were not a registered voter or a resident of the area, the signature is disqualified. Go Ron go!
Classic fail Nook - unable to get on the ballot in your home state. What a putz!
ROTFL. The Grinch that stole Christmas from .... Gingrich! ROTFL.
I read elsewhere that Nook's campaign is calling the Virginia system a failure. Projection anyone? LOL
Bachmann, Huntsman, and Santorum didn't even bother to file. It's just Romney again Ron Paul. Ron Paul is going to walk into the convention with a pile of delegates.
Gingrich is from Georgia.
Same diff...
Excellent!
I suppose you could say that Gingrich dropped the ye ol' "Yule Log" on his own foot! ROTFL.
Failure to compete in Virginia, which is among the "super Tuesday" primaries, would deal a huge blow to any contender who had not already secured the nomination.
Texas Republican Ron Paul was successful.
#2. To: buckeroo (#0)
Gingrich had been leading the race in a poll of Virginia Republicans released earlier in the week. He said on Wednesday he had enough ballot signatures, but he wanted to come to Virginia to deliver them personally.
#3. To: Fred Mertz (#2)
#4. To: buckeroo (#3)
#5. To: buckeroo (#0)
#6. To: Fred Mertz (#2)
Classic fail Nook - unable to get on the ballot in your home state. What a putz!
#7. To: jwpegler (#6)
By Sam Youngman | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has failed to meet the requirements to be in the presidential primary election in Virginia, where he resides, the state's Republican Party said.
#8. To: buckeroo (#0)
#9. To: We The People (#8)
Excellent!
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