Former Rep. Virgil Goode hands in 20,000 signatures to make Virginia presidential ballot

http://washingtonexaminer.com ^ | August 23, 2012 | Steve Contorno

[Mozilla]

Former Virginia Congressman Virgil Goode has turned in 20,500 signatures in his quest to make the presidential ballot in his home state, an effort that could potentially derail Republican Mitt Romney's presidential aspirations in a critical battleground state.

At least 10,000 valid signatures are due Friday at noon to the State Board of Elections to make the ballot. Election officials will next send the petitions to local registrars to verify the signatures.

Goode said he is optimistic he'll qualify, but just this week, the Constitution Party was forced to back out of the presidential race in Pennsylvania after the Republican Party challenged the validity of its petitions. There, Goode and his running mate, Pennsylvania native James Clymer, amassed 35,000 signatures -- 15,000 more than needed -- but the GOP raised issues with signatures from unregistered voters and names that did not match addresses.

"The Republicans have challenged wherever they can, wherever they feel like they can do it successfully," Goode said.

Republicans and Romney have the most to lose by Goode's presence in the race, particularly in Virginia. Goode remains popular in conservative circles in southern Virginia, an area where he served as a pro-gun, pro-life Democrat in the state Senate, and in Congress as a Democrat, Republican and independent between 1997 and 2009.

[mkjessup]

If ol’ Virgil should succeed in diverting enough votes so that 0bama ends up with Virginia’s electoral votes, we can all potentially thank that former ‘Rat for handing 0bama another 4 year term.

[beenaround]

Ok, cue all the gloom and doomers. It’s all over, Obama in a landslide, why bother to vote now, we can’t win, it’s hopeless,etc,etc,etc

[Happy Rain]

Goode, Akin and Gary Johnson—Obama’s Three Stooges.

[wastoute]

I have said exactly this for 25 years. Anderson, Perot, and so on. Not this year. Go on and do the same thing and expect a different result. I remember Ford, Dole, McLame a little too well. This “Charlie Brown” is gonna leave Lucy holding the football this time. I sure hope your savior can pull it off for your sake but I ain’t playin’ this year. Who knows, mayube Virgil will get my vote except there’s just this little “Clymer” thing got me wondering WTF?

[LS]

Guys on “our side” continuevtovtry to reelect Obama in the name of purity. Remember Devil’s Advocate? In the end, the devil says that vanity is his best weapon. Vanity, meet Goode. Vanity, meet Akin.

[nhwingut]

Goode, Akin and Gary Johnson—Obama’s Three Stooges.

And notice all three are career politicians who all of sudden oppose the GOP-e... after losing (or making a fool of themselves in Akin's case). Three narcissistic jerks.

[trebb]

Ok, cue all the gloom and doomers. It’s all over, Obama in a landslide, why bother to vote now, we can’t win, it’s hopeless,etc,etc,etc

Funny way to cadge it - there are many here that will gleefully vote for Goode despite his being a potential spoiler. Those who think he should swallow is pride ego and sit it out are merely pinting out that his running can only cause damage and there is no up side to his being in the ring.

[rod1]

The RATS desparately need thidy party candidates to win. Remember Ros Perot handing it to Bubba on a silver platter.

[BillGunn]

Johnson is a career politician??

[ronnie raygun]

20,000 votes left over from the rats dead list. Check his bank account for any deposits by unknown donors

[freedomfiter2]

If ol’ Virgil should succeed in diverting enough votes so that 0bama ends up with Virginia’s electoral votes, we can all potentially thank that former ‘Rat for handing 0bama another 4 year term.

No, we can thank the GOP elites for deciding that running a leftist is a good campaign strategy. The GOP doesn’t own the conservatives. If they want the conservative vote, they need to consider the implications of choosing left of center candidates when nominating.

[beenaround]

Is there an upside, considering what is on the line?

[wtc911]

If Romney/Ryan lose Virginia by 20,000 votes and the country by the Margin of Virginia’s electoral vote count then all future generations living in what will be the ‘country formerly known as America” will curse him and all third party voters.

[GlockThe Vote]

Another loser who has his cult of idiots following him off the cliff

[Yashcheritsiy]

If ol’ Virgil should succeed in diverting enough votes so that 0bama ends up with Virginia’s electoral votes, we can all potentially thank that former ‘Rat for handing 0bama another 4 year term.

Really, we should probably blame Romney and the Republicans for running a bad enough candidate that enough people would not want to vote for them to enable that to happen.

[David Isaac]

One thing I remember is Bush Sr. handing it to Perot on a silver platter. Bush Sr. = Clinton, Bush Jr. = Obama. Things that make you go hmmmm.

[onyx]

BUMP

[onyx]

THE DAMN LEFT IS ALWAYS TO YIELD TO THE RIGHT!

Less than $2.2k to GO to GREEN!

[mkjessup]

If ol’ Virgil should succeed in diverting enough votes so that 0bama ends up with Virginia’s electoral votes, we can all potentially thank that former ‘Rat for handing 0bama another 4 year term.
No, we can thank the GOP elites for deciding that running a leftist is a good campaign strategy. The GOP doesn’t own the conservatives. If they want the conservative vote, they need to consider the implications of choosing left of center candidates when nominating.

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You got two choices on November 6th:

____ 4 more years of 0bama
(In Virginia, this may be accommplished
by voting for Virgil Goode)

____ Throw that Kenyan bastard OUT
(via the GOP ticket of Romney & Ryan)

No, we don't like Mitt Romney, and voting for him does not mean that we are endorsing his past or present positions. Unfortunately voting for Romney is the only possible way to defeat 0bama. So don't delude yourself, a vote NOT cast for Romney & Ryan is a default vote for 0bama and you better be prepared to live with the results.