Newt Gingrich, frontrunner, has missed the requirements and deadlines to appear on the Republican primary ballots in Missouri and Virginia. In Tennessee, Gingrich’s campaign put forth names for only 34 of the 41 potential delegates. In the District of Columbia, the Gingrich campaign paid $10,000 instead of paying $5,000 and collecting 296 signatures from registered Republicans who live in the District. His campaign came perilously close to missing the Ohio ballot deadline.
(Missouri’s primary is one of those high-attention, little impact contests, as the state GOP won’t award any delegates based on its Feb. 7 primary. Instead, Missouri Republicans will hold caucuses March 17.)
That’s a lot of Pearl Harbors.
Didn't the Romney campaign release this exact same press release a week ago?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIs that Nancy Pelosi's big secret: Newt Gingrich is not as organized as Mitt Romney?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseEBL, Pelosi is a Democrat. If she has the goods, it will be yet another Obama/Chicago/Democrat sex scandal that Obama has used in the past. Question if true: is anyone checking to see if there aren't any other 'women' in Newt's past or present? After all, he is quite a ladies man.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseBallots, schmallots.
Newt developed supply side economics, won the Cold War, created 26 million jobs with Reagan and Clinton, balanced 4 budgets (2 of which occurred after he resigned), led a historic Republican takeover of the House, I believe took credit for Republicans retaking the House in 2010, and tenaciously defended the 1st amendment rights of anyone who has wanted to clap at a debate.
I'd prefer that Gingrich dropped this presidential run and focus his attention on finding the cure for cancer.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseBut, he was careful to never say he invented the internet. But, again, there is the issue of how he was going to solve global warming- quit talking (oops, the devil made me do it).
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseMust be a slow day for Geraghty - seriously, this is what you post about today? A story that is weeks if not over a month old?
And not only are these old, but they are presented a bit out of context aren't they?
1. Ohio - Newt made the ballot the FIRST time. And he made it the Second time. SO what's the story?
2. Missouri - what's the story here? A campaign with very limited resources at the time decides that they will just go the convention route where the actual delegate decisions are made...
3. Virginia - well, I think Virginia has been well hashed out and is an embarassment to all - yes to the candidates that didn't make the ballot, but more so to the party. The Virginia GOP could learn alot from the TN GOP - just read the end of the story linked below which has a pretty good observation from the Secretary of State of Tennessee - "We believe that the Tennessee system puts the choice of presidential nominees where it belongs -- in the hands of voters," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett in an emailed request for comment on the system. "There have been at least four frontrunners this election cycle. Our system gives each nationally recognized candidate a chance to prove they should be the frontrunner in the end."
4. Tennessee - He made the ballot and has committed delegates in every district - and where he is short doesn't even matter b/c according to this story if based
Oh, and you didn't mention that the vaunted Ron Paul operation didn't file a full slate either...
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5. DC - Are there really 296 Republicans who live in DC and are not already on the Romney payroll?
It must have been a slow day for Geraghty - either that or he is taking up the call of the conservative establishment to throw everything including the kitchen sink against Newt. Seriously, rehashing story that is weeks if not over a month old and doing so in a manner that puts this completely out of context?
1. Ohio - Newt made the ballot the FIRST time. And he made it the Second time.
2. Missouri - what's the story here? A campaign with very limited resources at the time decides that they will just go the convention route where the actual delegate decisions are made...
3. Virginia - well, I think Virginia has been well hashed out and is an embarassment to all - yes to the candidates that didn't make the ballot, but more so to the party. The Virginia GOP could learn something from the TN GOP - just read the end of the story linked below which has a pretty good observation from the Secretary of State of Tennessee - "We believe that the Tennessee system puts the choice of presidential nominees where it belongs -- in the hands of voters," said Secretary of State Tre Hargett in an emailed request for comment on the system. "There have been at least four frontrunners this election cycle. Our system gives each nationally recognized candidate a chance to prove they should be the frontrunner in the end."
4. Tennessee - Newt made the ballot and has committed delegates in every district - and where he is short doesn't even matter b/c according to this story total delegates awared are based on the primary outcome and if a candidate is short a dedicated delegate in a district or at-large, they would just be appointed at a later date by the TN party.
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5. DC - Are there really 296 Republicans who live in DC and are not already on the Romney payroll? I am so glad to know that Romney has such a powerful organization set up to get out the vote in DC...
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