Posted on 12/24/2011 8:20:24 AM PST by shield
I know and you are correct. It is pathetic as I have been a conserv since I was 15 and now am 73. Yikes. The DCers should just give up the leadership to new people but of course, they would rather be loved by the MSM than win.
You have me beat! Age 17 and now 60 plus. LOL
This fight has only just begun. It is the straw that broke the Elephant’s back!
It likely will mean fifty delegates for Dr. Paul will be going to the convention... Much as I know your irrational hatred for him, that doesn’t render the primary meaningless.
It likely will mean fifty delegates for Dr. Paul will be going to the convention... Much as I know your irrational hatred for him, that doesn’t render the primary meaningless.
It likely will mean fifty delegates for Dr. Paul will be going to the convention... Much as I know your irrational hatred for him, that doesn’t render the primary meaningless.
OPEN primaries gave us McInsane and Dole!! STOP THE MADNESS!!! Do Democrats have OPEN Primaries??? Of COURSE THEY DO NOT!!! We are NOT called the stupid party for nothing!!
-PJ
*I* am one of the ‘disenfranchised’ Virginia voters. My similarly ‘disenfranchised’ lawyer spouse just read the pertinent section of the VA Code and says it’s pretty clear that primary write-ins will be excluded, “shall not be allowed.” So maybe we could go to the polls and write in our candidates, but to what avail if it’s only going to be excluded?
If anything, I feel ‘disenfranchised’ by the campaign of the guy I’d have voted for. People can grumble now, after the fact, that the qualifications in VA are too difficult but in ‘08 SIX GOP candidates made the primary ballot under the same rules. I recall signing a petition or two in ‘08.
In ‘11 neither I nor anyone in my household received the first call from a campaign to sign a petition, which we’d have done happily for both Perry and Gingrich. Other VA GOP voters have similarly written on here of not having received the first call or email about signing petitions. One VA FReeper reached out to the various campaigns, offering to collect signatures, and got no response, except from Romney.
As to the database, we had a general election last month. Due to redistricting, every registered voter was issued a new voting card in October. We’ve moved since the last presidential election, but our new voter cards came to the current address. So that makes me think the data base is probably as up to date as possible. RPV would have done everything they could to be sure they were working with the very latest information available to the Electoral Board.
It’s unfortunate and disappointing to have this outcome, but it’s not fatal. The nomination doesn’t depend on the VA primary. Perhaps this will make the candidates and their campaign teams realize what a ground game these elections are.
Is there anyone besides Romney on the ballot?
yea, billy club, jim nazium, joe baga donuts, joe sh## the ragman, Joe magaddats, louis the looper, and ron paul
In other states, the voter's rights have sometimes trumped party rules as well as state law.
It would be best to challenge this in time to get it settled before the primary ballots are printed.
If 65% of the voters wrote in someone else’s name and then filed suit under equal protection and disenfranchisement, the court might rule in favor of voter's rights.That's kinda like a hail mary.
It sucks to be sure. Sounds like the conservatives need to get on the primary ballots as precinct chairman and take over the Republican leadership. Then make the changes they think will make for a better process.
“...apparently this is the first time in VA history that the VA GOP actually bothered to cross check the addresses.”
Key word, “apparently.” We don’t know that that is true. We’re to take the word of an unnamed source in politico? What’s happened to FR?
I am going to wait till I hear from someone who was actually at the certification all day yesterday thru 3am today, and who was also there in ‘08 when SIX GOP hopefuls managed to get on the ballot under the same requirements.
The Republican Party switched to proportional delegates at the convention this year. It’s no longer winner takes all.
I read where the people responsible for pushing the dates up are connected to the Romney campaign. He was the only one who really benefited from this.
He’s slimy. I don’t trust people who will do or say anything to gain power. Sorry but I hope Ron Paul wins VA and I DETEST him and his crazy psychophants more than anything. For all we know Mitt could have simply padded his signatures ala the ACORN method in order to keep from having them combed through with a fine tooth comb. He made a big deal about having over the 15,000 signatures and there were simply his shills hitting twitter, blogs, news sites, and other social means saying the same thing. Remember, Romney’s operatives were the ones sandbagging Palin.
Read this article.
VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is Romney’s VA Campaign Chair....This VA mess stinks & Perry & Newt should challenge the ruling!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/20/bolling-ties-2013-hopes-to-romney/
It had to. How else are they going to get Obama re-elected?
It’s hard to believe that one socialist would get on the ballot, and a bunch of other socialists wouldn’t.
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