How many states will not have Gingrich's name on the primary ballot?

[Amelia]

How many state ballots is Gingrich not going to be on?

Missouri. Virginia. Anywhere else?

 

[Liability]

How many state ballots is Gingrich not going to be on?

Missouri. Virginia. Anywhere else?

For the General Election?

He won't be on ANY if he doesn't take the GOP nomination.

Or do you mean "Primary" ballots?

I know a Federal Judge has affirmed the GOP's position regarding Newt's eligibility to be ON the VA ballot. But I wonder if that's the final word?

It's a stupid state of affairs to have only two guys ON a primary ballot in a field where others are seriously running.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Missouri's primary is meaningless. The caucus that follows is where the delegates are given.

 

[LibertyForAll]

Newt will be on the Missouri caucus ballot I hear so Gramps is right,

 

[JoeB131]

How many state ballots is Gingrich not going to be on?

Missouri. Virginia. Anywhere else?

Missouri's primary is non-binding, essentially a state straw poll. The actual delegates are picked at a state caucus.

Virginia illegally threw Newt and everyone else off the ballot. Another indication that they know Romney is a weak candidate.

 

[Amelia]

Yeah, it was illegal to disqualify 1500 forged signatures.

 

[oreo]

How many state ballots is Gingrich not going to be on?

Missouri. Virginia. Anywhere else?

Virginia--with the exception of Ron Paul and Mitt Romney made it on thr Virginia ballot--and the only reason they made it--was because they ran for the GOP nominee in 2008. Virginia because of their onerous ballot access rules ended up eliminating 6 out of 8 GOP candidates--which is voter suppression. Everyone should be able to vote for the candidate of their choice.

3 Virgina State attorney generals (past and current--dem, and rep.) are now challenging Virgina's ballot access regulations -referring to them as being unconstitutional.

OSCEOLA, Iowa – Four days after failing to turn in a sufficient number of signatures to gain access onto the Virginia ballot in March’s primary, Rick Perry’s campaign today filed a federal suit to challenge the ballot requirements of the state.

The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, challenges the constitutionality of Virginia’s ballot requirements for presidential candidates.
“We want to be on the ballot, so we obviously think that there’s some conflict there from the standpoint of being able to get on the ballot, so we’ll get it all worked out,” Perry said today.

Ray Sullivan, communications director for Perry’s campaign, said in a statement, “Gov. Perry greatly respects the citizens and history of the Commonwealth of Virginia and believes Virginia Republicans should have greater access to vote for one of the several candidates for President of the United States.”

“Virginia ballot access rules are among the most onerous and are particularly problematic in a multi-candidate election. We believe that the Virginia provisions unconstitutionally restrict the rights of candidates and voters by severely restricting access to the ballot, and we hope to have those provisions overturned or modified to provide greater ballot access to Virginia voters and the candidates seeking to earn their support,” Sullivan said.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...irginia-ballot-requirements-in-federal-court/

 

[Avorysuds]

Newt is not a serious candidate, he is in it to later be able to sell books and sell talking to groups of people.

If Newt didn't get 10 ,million in super pac money he wouldn't even exist. Newt lacks real support, what Newt has is the power of advertizing, without it he is nothing. Hell he proved he can’t even debate honestly.


Honestlt I don't care if Newt gets the nominations, because if he does there is a much stronger chance Paul goes thrid party and if anything will do much better.

 

[Amelia]

3 Virgina State attorney generals (past and current--dem, and rep.) are now challenging Virgina's ballot access regulations -referring to them as being unconstitutional.

Link?

Is there an open lawsuit? The only one I know about offhand is this one:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...hey-played-the-game-lost-and-then-complained/


oh, and the one filed by the independent candidate last year, the suit which led to the GOP strengthening their criteria for approving candidates






p.s., why do you think that Gingrich should be allowed on the ballot when he submitted 1500 forged signatures?

 

[Paulie]

Missouri's primary is meaningless. The caucus that follows is where the delegates are given.

This doesn't even make sense. Missouri IS a caucus. It's not a primary. And the delegates are decided in the many levels of conventions that follow the caucus. It's the same as Iowa.

 

[mudwhistle]

How many state ballots is Gingrich not going to be on?

Missouri. Virginia. Anywhere else?

How many won't have Obama on it?

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Missouri's primary is meaningless. The caucus that follows is where the delegates are given.

This doesn't even make sense. Missouri IS a caucus. It's not a primary. And the delegates are decided in the many levels of conventions that follow the caucus. It's the same as Iowa.

There is a state wide normal primary before the caucus. It doesn't count. Dunno why they even bother with it but they do. It's why Newt didn't bother wasting resources to get on it.