Date: January 13, 2012
Author: Michael A. Memoli
Topic: The Virginia Republican Primary Ballot
Source:The Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/la-pn-rick-perry-virginia-primary-ballot-20120113,0,528864.story
A judge in Virginia denied attempts by Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich to try to get on the Virginia ballot after they did not get enough signatures on their petitions. The state's new regulations require that each candidate get 10,000 petition signatures with a specific number from each congressional district. Furthermore, only residents of the state of Virginia are allowed to gather petitions.
I realize that it is the candidates' organizations' own faults that they are not on the ballot, but this truly gives an unfair advantage to Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.With Romney already the front-runner, and with only one other competitor, he will probably come out of Virginia with a large number of delegates. The election will also probably bode well for Paul who will share the media attention with only one other candidate, not four.
I have a theory that Virginia imposed these strict rules to give itself a more important role in the candidate-deciding process. Virginia, if I'm correct, could play a decisive role in choosing the next Republican candidate. Doesn't seem right to me.
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