Virginia's requirements to get on the state's primary ballot are really, really, really hard and some GOP candidates say it's just not fair. Waaaaaa!
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich tried, but failed, to get the required 10,000 signatures to list their names on Virginia's primary ballot. Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, Sen. Rick Santorum and former ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman didn't even try.
Perry says the cumbersome Virginia requirements are unconstitutional and he has filed a lawsuit in federal court to compel the state's Republican party and board of elections to certify him on the primary ballot. Apparently the Texas cowboy who champions state's rights thinks it's okay to undermine state sovereignty when it compensates for his inept campaign.
Do Republicans really want to nominate someone who is unable to perform the necessary requirements to have their names listed on a state's ballot? The whole "voting" thing is a pretty important part of a campaign - someone who believes they are qualified to be president should be able to get that part right without requesting federal government intervention.
The primaries are a time of testing candidates to evaluate who is most capable to defeat Barack Obama and become president of the United States. The job of president is grueling and stressful.
Whiners need not apply.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich tried, but failed, to get the required 10,000 signatures to list their names on Virginia's primary ballot. Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, Sen. Rick Santorum and former ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman didn't even try.
Perry says the cumbersome Virginia requirements are unconstitutional and he has filed a lawsuit in federal court to compel the state's Republican party and board of elections to certify him on the primary ballot. Apparently the Texas cowboy who champions state's rights thinks it's okay to undermine state sovereignty when it compensates for his inept campaign.
Do Republicans really want to nominate someone who is unable to perform the necessary requirements to have their names listed on a state's ballot? The whole "voting" thing is a pretty important part of a campaign - someone who believes they are qualified to be president should be able to get that part right without requesting federal government intervention.
The primaries are a time of testing candidates to evaluate who is most capable to defeat Barack Obama and become president of the United States. The job of president is grueling and stressful.
Whiners need not apply.
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