“If he only collected 20+ percent, then he has only himself to blame.”
Yes and no. Yes, he should have paid closer attention to details, but I don’t think that any candidate can reasonably anticipate every sort of curve ball that is going to be thrown at them.
And also, what is the compelling interest in making access to the VA ballot so restrictive? To save twenty dollars in programming costs? To save ten dollars worth of ink? No, it’s plainly to trip up candidates who don’t have the access or resources to navigate the ballot access requirements.
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?