Posted on 12/23/2011 12:16:26 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Four Republican presidential candidates — former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Rep. Ron Paul — submitted petitions Thursday in time to qualify for Virginia's March 6 Republican primary.
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman did not submit signatures with Virginia's State Board of Elections by Thursday's 5 p.m. deadline and will not be on the primary ballot.
The candidates who submitted the required signatures must clear another hurdle. The Republican Party of Virginia has until Tuesday to certify which candidates qualify.
Gingrich's diversion to Virginia ahead of the deadline for stops Wednesday night in Arlington County and in Short Pump on Thursday morning for a Republican Party of Virginia breakfast appeared to pay off.
To qualify for the primary ballot, candidates had to submit to the State Board of Elections the signatures of at least 10,000 registered voters, with 400 from each of the 11 congressional districts.
(Excerpt) Read more at 2.timesdispatch.com ...
Only the candidates with enough money to hire people to collect signatures are on the ballot.
No wonder our government sucks.
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I know you’re a booster of Gov.Perry, but I doubt he will pick up the Bachmann and Santorum votes. Since Huntsman did not make the Virginia primary his voters have to look to settle somewhere...maybe Perry?
Below is national poll results:
YouGov Poll: Gingrich 27%, Romney 21%, Paul 13%, Bachmann 8%, Huntsman 6% Perry 5% Santorum 4%
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2824140/posts
Ground game, organization and getting people out there to work for your election is vital.
The Dems are promising to pour $1Billion into Obama’s reelection [and of course all the free MSM muscle).
Maybe all of them SD.
Gov. Rick Perry is the real deal.
Which candidate are you a “booster” for?
I guess they couldn’t muster 10,000.
I’m not a booster of anyone, but I believe that only Newt Gingrich can take on Obama and win.
What do you mean by “real deal”?
These 3 will be gone after New Hampshire.
IOWA: RCP Average 12/8 - 12/19
Paul 23.8
Romney 20.3
Gingrich 17.3
Perry 11.8
Bachmann 8.3
Santorum 7.0
Huntsman 3.0
Cain —
Paul +3.5
NATIONAL: RCP Average 12/14 - 12/21
Gingrich 28.0
Romney 24.2
Paul 12.4
Perry 6.4
Bachmann 6.4
Santorum 3.8
Huntsman 1.8
Cain —
Gingrich +3.8
Consistent social and fiscal Conservative.
Independents can't vote in the South Carolina GOP Primary - where Huntsman looks for support.
IF Perry finishes 4th or worse in IA, will he drop out and endorse?
Brokered Convention Baby!
Of course any registered voter can vote for one of the Republicans. You don’t even have to register ahead of time as a Republican. You just walk in the door and they ask you which ballot you want. Disgraceful.
Dat’s “New Gingrich!”
No.
Gov. Perry is set to keep going. He has the money, the ground troops and the message.
So it’s still as I said, right? That’s what it seems to say on Wikipedia.
So it’s still as I said, right? That’s what it seems to say on Wikipedia.
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