This is part 1.
This piece tries to discern what happened with Thaddeus McCotter’s campaign.
He didn't stand up against the GOPe House leadership.
Speaking of signature gatherers...why all the goofy questions this alleged attorney David Ottenwess asks while overlooking mention of who had oversight over the signature gatherer/petition manager? Why didn't the candidate look after his own interests?
2000 signatures? If I was running for office, I do think I could collect that many personally, if I had to go door-to-door or hang out in front of grocery stores (like petition assemblers do in California, anyway...local laws may vary).
If this lawyer has been a long term adviser to the candidate, what, was he on vacation when the candidate was needing to qualify for the ballot?
There's something fishy about the article. Is it as simple as a lawyer trying to cover for his own incompetence? I'm not certain I can figure this one out, but the suggestions this lawyer makes...I dunno. Goofy. Crazy sounding. If one is going to make crazy sounding accusations, then there better be some stronger basis for them than given. Is the lawyer/adviser himself a saboteur? He's making his look like a FOOL.
Four people charged all plead guilty. I’m not sold on this piece by someone obviously biased to protect his advisee.
It isn’t that unusual for Republicans to come up short petition-wise, when they have to come up with real numbers. Think about Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich in Virginia. When their sig’s were actually examined (because of an unrelated court case, prior to last year they would have simply been accepted), they were off the ballot. Only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney remained. With his near complete sweep of delegates from Virginia, and similar advantage in many districts in other states (since Santorum didn’t have boots on the ground early during the process), Romney’s nomination became inevitable. With regard to where was McCotter, during the Michigan petitioning period, I believe he was running for President. With his attention elsewhere, he must have farmed out petitioning, didn’t hire anybody with actual experience, and got what he paid for.
It isn’t that unusual for Republicans to come up short petition-wise, when they have to come up with real numbers. Think about Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich in Virginia. When their sig’s were actually examined (because of an unrelated court case, prior to last year they would have simply been accepted), they were off the ballot. Only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney remained. With his near complete sweep of delegates from Virginia, and similar advantage in many districts in other states (since Santorum didn’t have boots on the ground early during the process), Romney’s nomination became inevitable. With regard to where was McCotter, during the Michigan petitioning period, I believe he was running for President. With his attention elsewhere, he must have farmed out petitioning, didn’t hire anybody with actual experience, and got what he paid for.
An incumbent Congressman should be able to get a thousand signatures with ease. However, no member collects his own signatures. He has staff to do that. Thad trusted the wrong people.