This is no laughing matter. Virginia is extremely important and can be an election breaker, since it is one of the few states with 50 delegates. And it is WINNER TAKES ALL, “Open” Primary.
It is also no coincidence that Romney is very tight with the Virginia State Governor, McDonnell. Who I will guarantee offered a whole lot of help and people, to help Romney get the 15,000 signatures required, which will automatically stop all inspection or scrutiny of the validity of the signatures submitted by the candidate.
I suspect that a Romney win will find that his VP choice will miraculously become McDonnell.
The Republican Party switched to proportional delegates at the convention this year. It’s no longer winner takes all.
A reasonable speculation -- Dick Nixon got the VP nod in 1952 from Ike and the people around Ike (I suspect the latter, since Eisenhower never liked Nixon and tried to get rid of him in 1956) for pulling a stunt like this and delivering Gov. Earl Warren and the California delegation. But at least they waited until the convention to pull that stuff, when the limelight was on them.
This just stinks -- stinks of Obama's favorite brand of stink.