Posted on 01/03/2020 7:20:33 PM PST by PBRCat
GOP presidential hopeful Joe Walsh, a former suburban Chicago House member, will not be on the March Illinois primary ballot, his spokesman told the Chicago Sun-Times on Friday, shrinking an already narrow sliver of a path he has to defeat President Donald Trump.
Walsh spokesman Charles Siler said Walsh was “heartbroken” to skip home state Illinois with the decision made to allocate scarce resources in other states, especially Iowa and New Hampshire, the states with the first 2020 votes in February.
The Trump campaign filed petitions for the president and delegates with the Illinois State Board of Elections on Thursday, with GOP Illinois Reps. Darin LaHood and Mike Bost on hand as well as the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Tim Schneider.
Friday is the last day in Illinois for presidential candidates and delegate slates for each of the 18 congressional districts in Illinois to file for the March 17 primary.
A presidential candidate needed to file between 3,000 and 5,000 signatures to qualify. That Walsh, a Mundelein resident, could not even muster the resources for a volunteer driven effort to get on the Illinois ballot shows how weak his campaign organization is on home turf.
“He’s devastated by it. He loves he loves Illinois and he loves representing his constituents and wants to give Republicans in Illinois a choice and a voice,” Siler said.
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It’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door.
This was always a publicity stunt. Problem is that his market is Republicans. The market for both liberals and GOP apostates is saturated.
This guy must have spent the last year the Rocky Mountain way. He couldn’t get much higher to think anyone cares about his sorry ass.
That’s the Joe Walsh that people like. Not the deadbeat dad.
Does he really need airline miles that badly?
“Clueless Joe” strikes out without seeing a pitch in his home state.
You’d think Don Henley would have at least offered moral support!
I have a mansion but forget the price
Ain’t never been there, they tell me its nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all
They say I’m crazy but I have a have a good time...
...Life’s been good to me so far
Oh, yeah. Joe Walsh. I had forgotten about him. I guess I’m not alone.
Seems to me he should have just turned his pretty head and walked away.
Eagles tour or primary? Tough call, Joe.
People in Illinois can’t stand the guy—including coworkers at his former radio station.
I liked him in the song Rocky Mountain Way. Kidding, I know it ain’t the same Joe Walsh.
And we don’t need the ladies cryin’ cause the story’s sad, Rocky Mountain Way is better than the way we had....
Heartbreaking. Another Never Trumper gnat anklebiter dropping out (well, in IL, at least).
“You’d think Don Henley would have at least offered moral support!”
Maybe this is Joe’s last worthless evening.
And hah! I lived in Mundelein, IL as a kid. It’s just a sleepy bedroom town.
He is skipping the only state he stands a chance in? Bwwwwa
The dumber you are
The stupider you get!
But seriously, folks...
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