>> Last I checked VA was an Obama state. Do you really believe that if Newt can’t get on the ballot here that he can beat Obama in a state that he needs to win? >>
Totally flawed analogy. Newt is leading the polls in Va. by a pretty good margin last I checked. Signature gathering is an out of date and totally irrelevant measurement of support. No one needs to have a Paul Tard or a Mitt Bot knock on their door to vote. They just need to vote.
My experience has been that the electorate gets very little personal attention. They feel that they are taken for granted and that no one listens to them.
Doorknocking, alleviates that feeling.