How many of those petitions did you circulate? Did you sign one yourself? What did YOU do in YOUR home state??
I have been working to elect a Republican governor here. And no, I was not circulating petitions while Fred was wasting time with his "shadow candidacy." How many petitions did I sign? Every single one of them that was available to me as a Republican committeeman. How many do you suppose that was?
You guessed it.
Fred is truly conservative, and he is truly a good man. He just did not run a truly credible campaign.