Rules are rules. They should have had enough of a buffer to overcome any issues. Usually candidates try to 200% of what is needed. Again, this highlights the campaign organizational issues of Newt, Perry, and Bachman. If you can’t manage your campaign organization in the primaries, you will get slaughtered in the general election. Obama’s organizational machine will be impressive.
I think the republican playmakers align with Romney pretty early in 2012.
Something is grossly wrong with a system that keeps four out of six fully qualified candidates (governors, senators, congressmen) off a primary ballot. These so-called rules suck!