I’ve come to this discussion late but it really ticks me off to see what’s happening, especially given how the GOP has seemed so intent on doing everything possible to clear the way for Romney.
My understanding is that Virginia primary was moved up earlier time around, thereby allowing candidates less time to fulfill the requirements. If that is true then they should have scaled down the requirements. By not doing so it gives the appearance of Virginia being set up as a firewall designed to protect the establishment candidate by effectively cutting off all those who caught fire late in the game (such as Newt), candidates who throughout much of their run didn’t have the funds (unlike Romney) to fully canvass the state.
Intentionally or not, it smacks of yet another stab in the back to all who dare to challenge the preordained pick. At the very least they should allow the option to write-in a candidate as a means of fixing this fiasco.
It sure looks that way. And it’s absolutely ludicrous that the Virginia GOP has rejected the LEADING Republican candidate — leading nationally AND in the state of VIRGINIA!!
And the LEADING Republican they reject is a genuine Reaganite and veteran of the Reagan Revolution and LEADER of the Republican Revolution as opposed to their accepted and promoted RINO candidate who openly denied and rejected Ronald Reagan and effectively governed exactly opposite the official Republican party platform!!
“I was an independent during Reagan-Bush, I’m not returning to Reagan-Bush” —Mitt Romney
Romney championed abortion, gay rights, gun control, liberal activist judges and government approved socialized healthcare, complete with mandates against individuals and penalties for non-compliance, and his idiotic budget-busting program even provides tax payer funded abortion!! And he still brags about this program today as a conservative solution!! Give me a break!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7OQoBxZZPqU
And these idiots promote him to run against Obama?!! And reject all other conservatives?!!
This is not your father’s GOP!!
Merry Christmas!!