Newt Gingrich, one of the leading US Republican presidential candidates, has said Virginia's electoral system is flawed, after failing to qualify for the primary ballot in his home state.
Virginia party officials say he did not submit the required 10,000 signatures to appear on the 6 March ballot.
Mr Gingrich's team vowed to pursue an "aggressive write-in campaign" - although Virginia does not permit this.
Gingrich critics say the setback shows serious lack of organisation.
Four other presidential Republican candidates - including Texas Governor Rick Perry - failed to qualify for the Virginia ballot.
Only ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, another leading candidate, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul qualified.
... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16328178
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What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Does this mean his campaign is dead in the water, or is it only a technical setback?
The exercise of democracy in America seems extremely complex...
The exercise of democracy in America seems extremely complex...
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Just a setback. Highlights his campaign not having its shit together.JimC wrote:Does this mean his campaign is dead in the water, or is it only a technical setback?
The exercise of democracy in America seems extremely complex...
What I've found with a few discussions I've had lately is this self-satisfaction that people express with their proffessed open mindedness. In realty it ammounts to wilful ignorance and intellectual cowardice as they are choosing to not form any sort of opinion on a particular topic. Basically "I don't know and I'm not going to look at any evidence because I'm quite happy on this fence."
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Except for Romney, most of the Republicans are running to enhance their speaking fees later.
Plus they get to jet around on their supporter's dime. What's not to like about that?
Plus they get to jet around on their supporter's dime. What's not to like about that?
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As long as they keep eatin' them corndogs... 
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Virginia is the "mother of presidents".
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