Posted on 03/02/2012 7:42:15 PM PST by Allon
UPDATED: COLUMBUS, Ohio — Even if Rick Santorum wins Ohio on Super Tuesday, he won’t be able to claim all of its delegates. In fact, he is at risk of forfeiting more than one-quarter of them. In three of the state’s 16 congressional districts, including two that are near Ohio’s border with Pennsylvania, Santorum will lose any delegates he might have won because his campaign failed to meet the state’s eligibility requirements months ago. Those three districts alone take 9 delegates out of a total of 66 off the table for Santorum. But it gets worse: Nine more Ohio delegates may also be in jeopardy. Sources say that in six other congressional districts — the third, fourth, eighth, tenth, twelfth and sixteenth — Santorum submitted fewer names than required to be eligible for all three delegates up-for-grabs in each district.
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How is this just coming out now, 3 days before the election. Was he challenged by Romney on this?
How is this just coming out now, 3 days before the election. Was he challenged by Romney on this?
“According to the Ohio GOP, the Santorum campaign is missing the names of one delegate in the state’s third district, two in the fourth, one delegate in the eighth, two delegates in the tenth, one delegate in the twelfth and two delegates in the sixteenth. Santorum’s opponents — Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich — each filed full slates in all of Ohio’s districts as did two candidates who are no longer in the race, Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman”
Ouch! Also according to the report Santorum has problems in other states. GO NEWT GO!
I don’t know, but given that many of the states have been penalized for not following the rules, including Newt and Santorum not qualifying for the VA ballot, I wouldn’t be surprised if the legalities here in Ohio hold up.
Frankly, I think the whole system is messed up. One thing it does do is force candidates to get their ground games going early.
Oh you KNOW Romney is behind the chicanery. There is NO WAY, NOW WAY - I will ever vote for this snake-oil salesman, Elmer Gantry Romney.
A vote for Romney in these primaries is an absolute, unequivical vote TODAY - for Barack Hussein Obama. Romney is every bit as much of a socialist sabotaging phony as is Barack Obama.
This, plus not getting on the ballot at all in Virginia. Great organization you got there Ricky boy. If you get the nomination, your inept team will surely beat the Obama machine hands-down this November.
How did we end up with such crappy candidates this Election cycle?
Because Reagan is dead.
Maybe Newt will pick up some of those wayward delegates. Go Newt go!
It favors big money establishment candidates.
According to the article, only the winner of that district can claim the delegates, and then, only if he qualified for them to represent him, prior to the primary.
In other words, if Rick wins a district, but doesn’t get the delegates, no one gets them.
Ohio may end up with half it’s delegates like S.C. or Florida.
“It favors big money establishment candidates. “
I think it favors candidates who can get their act together.
And no, I’m not a Romney supporter. But I think if you want to lead the free world you should dot your i’s and cross your t’s.
How is Romney behind Santorum not getting enough signatures?
I am so staying home this november.
Santorum not being able to Compete in Va is absolutely mind boggling that his birth place. Remember you have to win your home state. He is going to have to fight Newt hard for the PA delegates that is Newt birth place.
Just Imagine if Newt had not qualified for GA. This is a Huge Issue for Santorum.
Is this MSM’s Romney’s attempt of voter suppression ? or another Romney scam in the works ?
Santorum didn't have money and organization in time to get everything signed up in Ohio, just like he and Gingrich didn't get it done in VA.
Prior to this year it's likely Romney would have things pretty much wrapped up. The difference this time in Proportional Allocation and revolutionary unrest in the base.
This is the reason Santorum is not spending as much time as he would otherwise in Ohio...he CAN'T WIN IT even if he pick up 49% of the vote.
People, times are desperate.
Do not surrender.
GO NEWT GO..........
I like Rick. I liked Ike, too. Rick should keep on...all the way to a brokered convention.
BTW I voted in Ohio for Newt.
“How is this just coming out now, 3 days before the election. Was he challenged by Romney on this?”
For the same reason Newt was nuked on bloody thursday by Drudge and the GOP establishment. It’s negative media meant to kill turnout prior to super Tuesday.
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