Reality bites:
No one can just “jump in”. Candidates have to jump through hoops to get on the ballots.
Please alert us when you are posting a fantasy (we all have them) rather than something reasonably plausible.
Ahh...so Larry Sabato posts this article for pure entertainment purposes. Thanks for your elucidating comments. The whole premise of the article is that candidates can jump in late, so obviously Sabato has done some research on filing deadlines and thinks it is still possible for a new canddiate to jump into the race. Did you actually read the article or are you so smart you don’t need to read something before bestowing upon FR your wisdom??
These two paragraphs, had you bothered to read them, might have informed you before you spout off nonsense........The main problem calendar-wise for late-starting candidates is there is often a lag time of two to three months between a primary filing deadline and the primary election itself. As a result, a candidate that jumped into the race early next February would still be too late to get his or her name on the ballot in all the primaries through early April, roughly 20 states in all. In these states, a late starter would have to be creative — “adopting” the Uncommitted line, for instance, in states where they are listed or mounting write-in campaigns in states where they are permitted.
But a late-starting candidate would be able to compete in caucus states immediately, where filing deadlines are rarely an issue. There will be fully a dozen states, plus territories, that will be holding their caucuses from Feb. 4 on. They will be offering a total of roughly 450 delegates
Indeed- didn’t I just read yesterday about concerns that even Newt may not make it onto the ballots in all state ballots? Someone starting fresh today would not have a prayer.