It’s inexcusable if you are leading in the polls to not get the boots on the ground and the signitures.
Total amateur hour.
If he can’t GOTV here, what makes you think he’s going to be able to GOTV against Obama?
So the former speaker of the house and the longest serving governor of Texas are rank amateurs?
No, something else is going on here, and it looks like VA has unreasonable requirements to get on the ballot.
No, it’s inexcusable if you are a state in these United States of America and you boot the leading candidate for the presidency of one of the major parties off your ballot. This is no one percenter unheard of off the wall fringe party candidate. Neither is governor Perry or congresswoman Bachmann. It’s a disgrace to our constitutional republic!!
“If he can’t GOTV here, what makes you think he’s going to be able to GOTV against Obama?”
That’s a very good point. FWIW, I think he simply didn’t put the necessary resources into play and didn’t realize how difficult the ballot access requirements are in VA.
That said, one of the problems facing Newt (and Bachmann, and Cain before him) is that while he might have some wide appeal, it’s not deep or particularly committed. On the other hand, mittens has had years to prepare, raise funds, and get the gop-e in his back pocket. Ron Paul has a veritable army of dedicated supporters.
This is one of the reasons why I support RP; unlike the other candidates, he has the dedicated people and resources to mount a serious challenge. The only other person that I know of within the gop who could do that is Sarah Palin.