Status of Virginia primary ballot

[California8429]

Gingrich made it. So a three man race. I

Well then CNN and the AP suck as well because that's where I got this information from

[Averroës Nix]

This tweet puts the Virginia ballot situation in perspective:

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How could so many candidates from the TV debate-eligible tier miss this?

[JohnnyLongtorso]

I don't know why the Republican Party didn't just collect signatures for all the "serious" candidates. The Democrats did that in 2008, which is why everyone but Gravel was on the ballot.

[Peeperkorn]

Gingrich has never been a serious candidate, his only aim is to make more money in order to maintain his corrupt lifestyle.

[Pingvin]

Gingrich has never been a serious candidate, his only aim is to make more money in order to maintain his corrupt lifestyle.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I don't know why the Republican Party didn't just collect signatures for all the "serious" candidates. The Democrats did that in 2008, which is why everyone but Gravel was on the ballot.

The VAGOP likes to make sure the inevitable candidate wins.

[Mr. Morden]

I don't know why the Republican Party didn't just collect signatures for all the "serious" candidates. The Democrats did that in 2008, which is why everyone but Gravel was on the ballot.

The VAGOP likes to make sure the inevitable candidate wins.

Like the New York GOP back in the day.

[FloridaRepublican]

Gingrich and Perry failed to qualify on the Virginia primary ballot.

[Eraserhead]

I don't know why the Republican Party didn't just collect signatures for all the "serious" candidates. The Democrats did that in 2008, which is why everyone but Gravel was on the ballot.

Perhaps because they have already decided that Romney needs to be the nominee no matter what.

[All Along The Watchtower]

Gingrich and Perry failed to qualify on the Virginia primary ballot.

lulz

Fantastic news for FFs everywhere.

[Mehmentum]

Hahahaha, this is awesome.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You know, Virginia is an open primary. Might there be some Operation Chaos type action amongst Democrats for Paul?

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

We'll take any and all lawful help to spur on the nomination of Ron Paul as the GOP nominee and possibly next president.

[Jacobtm]

You know, Virginia is an open primary. Might there be some Operation Chaos type action amongst Democrats for Paul?

Odd that ''Operation Chaos'' has gone from a plan to bring anarchy and societal collapse to a plan to vote mischievously.

[Eraserhead]

Is LaRouche not running this year?

[Landslide Lyndon]

Is there an option for Uncommited? Maybe the remaining candidates can tell to their supporters to vote for that.

[Lief 🗽]

The practical effect of this is that, if the race is still going on by then, Virginia will just be irrelevant, similar to how Michigan and Florida were for the Dems in 2008.

[Mr. Morden]

The practical effect of this is that, if the race is still going on by then, Virginia will just be irrelevant, similar to how Michigan and Florida were for the Dems in 2008.

Except that Michigan and Florida conferred no delegates for the Dems in 2008, and Virginia will have delegates.  In fact, it'll produce a pretty big haul of delegates for (presumably) Romney, since he'll likely get over 50%, and get all the delegates there.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Is there an option for Uncommited? Maybe the remaining candidates can tell to their supporters to vote for that.

No, Virginia doesn't allow for that or for write-ins in primaries.

[President von Cat]

The practical effect of this is that, if the race is still going on by then, Virginia will just be irrelevant, similar to how Michigan and Florida were for the Dems in 2008.

Except that Michigan and Florida conferred no delegates for the Dems in 2008, and Virginia will have delegates.  In fact, it'll produce a pretty big haul of delegates for (presumably) Romney, since he'll likely get over 50%, and get all the delegates there.

But they are delegates without "legitimacy", in the eyes of much of the GOP base. Romney winning a huge haul of delegates when he had no competition works against him, especially if it puts him over the top. You can't have a more perfect picture of the Republican establishment giving its base the middle finger.

[Mr. Morden]

The practical effect of this is that, if the race is still going on by then, Virginia will just be irrelevant, similar to how Michigan and Florida were for the Dems in 2008.

Except that Michigan and Florida conferred no delegates for the Dems in 2008, and Virginia will have delegates.  In fact, it'll produce a pretty big haul of delegates for (presumably) Romney, since he'll likely get over 50%, and get all the delegates there.

But they are delegates without "legitimacy", in the eyes of much of the GOP base. Romney winning a huge haul of delegates when he had no competition works against him, especially if it puts him over the top. You can't have a more perfect picture of the Republican establishment giving its base the middle finger.

"Delegates without legitimacy" get the same vote on the floor of the RNC convention as those with legitimacy.

In any case, you're overestimating the extent to which anyone will care about the circumstances surrounding the Virginia ballot.  The delegates will be added to Romney's haul, and the circumstances surrounding the ballot will be a little noticed footnote that few people will pay attention to.  It's not as if the media is going to report an alternative version of the delegate count without Virginia included.  They'll include it along with all the others.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

The practical effect of this is that, if the race is still going on by then, Virginia will just be irrelevant, similar to how Michigan and Florida were for the Dems in 2008.

Except that Michigan and Florida conferred no delegates for the Dems in 2008, and Virginia will have delegates.  In fact, it'll produce a pretty big haul of delegates for (presumably) Romney, since he'll likely get over 50%, and get all the delegates there.

But they are delegates without "legitimacy", in the eyes of much of the GOP base. Romney winning a huge haul of delegates when he had no competition works against him, especially if it puts him over the top. You can't have a more perfect picture of the Republican establishment giving its base the middle finger.

That is unless Ron Paul wins the primary.

[Industigy]

3 people who'll have probably dropped out by then anyway? Big deal.

Paul will definitely still be running strong.

[Tender Branson]

Lulz:

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/201301-gingrich-camp-likens-virginia-ballot-setback-to-pearl-harbor

It's your own fault guys, if you would have started collecting signatures in September instead of a few days before the deadline, you wouln't have to bytch around ...

[Peeperkorn]

“Newt and I agreed that the analogy is December 1941,” campaign director Michael Krull wrote on the Gingrich Facebook page.

Wow. Isn't this insulting for the thousands of victims of Pearl Harbor?