Well... I say too bad. Rules are rules, no surprises, no changes. Sad when an established legislator has to use a paid service to garner local signatures. Says something about his local connections. Should sue the collector for using unqalified collectors.
Is this a good thing? Is he RINO?
This needs to worry us as much as whether a candidate is right on the issues. There are 100+ FReepers in that congressional district. There are many hundred TeaPartiers, many hundred NRA, GOA and 2d amendment supporters in that district, many hundred Faith-and-Freedom religious right activists in that district.
But apparently the candidate is too tied into the Beltway to have a relationship with anyone in his district back home. A congressman with as many terms as this one has should have hundreds of enthusiastic supporters due to good constituent service that has zero to do with issues or ideology.
To win we need more than good issues and ideology. We need local activists, FReepers, TeaPartiers, Faith and Freedom types, 2A types to circulate petitions for the best candidate.
The petition process should be part of the campaign to win, and to produce a big vote for all good candidates on the ballot from Senate and Governor through Congress and down to County Board.
I have found effective carrying 2 petitions. Have one petition for those who are qualified to sign the petition that the candidate will file. Have a second petition and get massive number of names on that of people who are not qualified to sign the real petition.
There is no better press than when the candidate files, he has a photo op / Press Conference and boasts of the hundreds of thousands of signatures he has. That alone causes outside money to leave the opponent and go where a race seems more viable.
He is back...
A federal judge’s ruling has put #CO05 Rep. Doug Lamborn back on the GOP primary ballot.