With the stuff that’s coming out this afternoon. Cuccinelli wants emergency legislation to allow other Republicans on the primary ballot. And three who didn’t even bother to turn in petitions have joined Perry’s suit. WTH?
UPDATE: Can you say “oops”? Cuccinelli reconsiders changing 2012 Virginia ballot
However, after working through different scenarios with Republican and Democratic leaders to attempt to make changes in time for the 2012 Presidential election, my concern grows that we cannot find a way to make such changes fair to the Romney and Paul campaigns that qualified even with Virginia’s burdensome system
In other words, he didn’t have the support in the legislature for his idea.
Round 1 goes to Bolling.
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It’s a free-for-all and it isn’t even January 1st yet.
This is what it looks like when the haves try to enforce their agenda on the rest of us. Republicans are all for “values” until it gets in the way of the agenda (see abortion).
Posted by Mark Brooks | Saturday, December 31, 2011, 5:40 pmI’m not surprised in the least. The funny part is that we had to wait until christmas was over before he got off his derriere to try helping his cronies. The Cons will do anything to win.
Posted by liberaltalkingpoints | Saturday, December 31, 2011, 5:42 pmI think the root of this is the 2013 gubernatorial race. Bill Bolling’s candidate, Mitt Romney, got on the ballot, showing that Bolling has organization. Cuccinelli’s guy (whomever that might be) didn’t.
Posted by Vivian J. Paige | Saturday, December 31, 2011, 5:52 pmAs if Cooch was not already crazy enough, speculate on which loser candidate he supports out of Gingrich and Perry. It’s a toss up.
Posted by Mark Brooks | Saturday, December 31, 2011, 11:18 pmI would have thought he’d prefer Santorum.
Posted by Vivian J. Paige | Sunday, January 1, 2012, 9:26 amDoesn’t Virginia have something in its Constitution about ex post facto laws?
Posted by warren | Saturday, December 31, 2011, 11:28 pmWould ex post facto apply here? Or is it just a new law that applies prior to the primary?
Posted by Vivian J. Paige | Sunday, January 1, 2012, 9:26 amIt is changing the rules of getting on the ballot after the deadline for doing so has ended.
Romney and Paul spent the money, and their volunteers spent the time, to get on the ballot. The others did not. Coming in after the deadline to put the others on the ballot is unfair to Paul and Romney and their volunteers.
Posted by warren | Sunday, January 1, 2012, 4:01 pm