Something about this story sounds fishy...
I’m going to wait and see this confirmed by some other news sources. I’m not going to be shocked if they still have more time to collect signatures.
This story just seems unbelievable.
I don’t think it’s fishy. The process is designed to weed out amateurs or incompetents. Those who don’t have strong party support are harder pressed to succeed, in terms of raising funds or to ensure they are eligible throughout the whole process.
Mitt, the establishment candidate, has the party doing it all for him, so he can just focus on running. Gingrich and Perry, because they are not establishment candidates are more on their own to find good people who can do all the background work themselves. So, they are going to have a tougher haul.