Gingrich, Perry fail to qualify for GOP primary in Virginia

[Zinegata]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/24/politics/ ... ?hpt=hp_t1

Washington (CNN) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich failed to collect enough signatures to appear on the Virginia primary ballot, the Republican Party of Virginia announced Saturday morning.

Gingrich, as well as Texas Gov. Rick Perry, did not meet the state's requirement of 10,000 signatures and, therefore, did not qualify for the ballot, the Virginia GOP said via Twitter.

The state GOP announced Perry's failure to qualify late Friday.

Gingrich and Perry were among four candidates who submitted ballot petitions to the Virginia State Board of Elections on Thursday, which was the deadline to file. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul also submitted petitions.

Iowa GOP race tightening The state party spent Friday verifying that the submitted petitions met the requirements to appear on the ballot. The Virginia GOP said on its Twitter page Friday that Romney and Paul had both submitted enough signatures to appear on the ballot.

Virginia requires candidates to submit petitions with 10,000 signatures from registered Virginia voters. Additionally, 400 signatures must come from voters in each of the state's eleven congressional districts.

Virginia holds its Republican primary on March 6.

Wow. So much for being the new anti-Romney .

[JME2]

Oh, this is rich.

[bilateralrope]

Any chance of a suspicious loophole being 'found' to let them onto the ballot ?

[Patrick Degan]

Actually, I rather doubt anybody in Virginia is going to be lifting a finger to help either of these clowns. Gingrich now vows to run "an aggressive write-in campaign", although this apparently is not permissible under Virginia election law. Newt just becomes more of a joke every day, but still not as pathetic a joke as Rick Perry. At least, not yet.

[Gandalf]

It mentioned that only four people applied for the ballot.

Does this mean that Bachmann, Huntsman and Santorum are out of the picture? Or is Virginia an aberration in the primaries process?

[Mr Bean]

It mentioned that only four people applied for the ballot.

Does this mean that Bachmann, Huntsman and Santorum are out of the picture? Or is Virginia an aberration in the primaries process?

No Virigina is far enough along there's an excellent chance it will be a three man race (Mitt plus Paul plus other) and if the third man is Newt or Rick Perry it means that Virgina will be a two man race between Mittens and Dr Paul.

Virigina is a super Tuesday state anyway so it's not on it's own.
January 3, 2012 Iowa (caucus)

January 10, 2012 New Hampshire (primary)

January 21, 2012 South Carolina (primary)

January 31, 2012 Florida (primary)

February 4, 2012 Nevada (caucus)
February 4–11, 2012 Maine (caucus)

February 7, 2012 Colorado (caucus)

February 28, 2012 Arizona (primary) Michigan (primary)

March 3, 2012 Washington (caucus)

March 6, 2012
(Super Tuesday) Alaska (caucus)
Georgia (primary)
Idaho (caucus)
Massachusetts (primary)
North Dakota (caucus)
Ohio (primary)
Oklahoma (primary)
Tennessee (primary)
Vermont (primary)
Virginia (primary)

Full list is here
General idea is by Virginia there will be nine states already having voted and there are nine other states voting that Tuesday.