Vin, your thoughts on the previous thread will most likely come into play.
Voter “intent” (new accuate addresses) versus “database” = this will be challenged.
Romney will be forced to defend the exclusion of his number one rival, Gingrich, and also Perry.
Romney doesn't have to defend this. All he has to say is that the people of Virginia can choose their candidates on any basis they wish.
Of cou8rse we know this is not true as once a state chooses to have an election, they are regulated by a large body of state and federal law.
And precedent.
No, RPV will be defending any court challenge.
Good luck.
“Romney will be forced to defend the exclusion of his number one rival, Gingrich, and also Perry.”
Oh, he’ll issue some sort of soft criticism of the process for public consumption. But you can bet that his lawyers will fight like bad newz kennel pitbulls to keep Newt and Rick Perry off the ballot.
Onyx, we just had a general election in VA last month. Because of redistricting, new voter cards were mailed out in October to every registered voter. The database is probably as good as one will ever get. (i.e., I moved since the last presidential election and got my voter card at the new address).
As much as I’d like to see error here, I fear it’s not likely. And I doubt this is the first time names/addresses were cross-checked (never trust an ‘unnamed source’). I’ll wait to hear from someone who was there both in ‘08 and yesterday.
In ‘08, McCain/Romney/Paul/Thompson/Huckabee/Giuliani all managed to get on the VA GOP primary ballot under the same qualifying rules. Something is terribly askew with the Perry and Gingrich campaigns, at least in VA. Better to find out now that they need to up their ground game than when/if becoming THE nominee. I prefer to look at this as a very serious wake up call. Dems got us in ‘08, we do NOT need a repeat.