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11. Gee Newt

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 06:22 PM

Dec 2011

Anyone who's ever gathered signatures for a ballot measure or a spot on a ballot knows that there is a certain number of signatures that won't pass muster. Some people die, others sign illegibly, one of the petition sheets drawn for a sample just happens to have a high number of bad signatures. There's about 10,000 reasons why 11,100 signatures isn't enough to qualify.

The plain truth is that you didn't have a good plan in place to qualify for the Virginia ballot. Your cushion for signatures was barely 10%. An experienced campaigner would know that was inadequate. If you don't have the experience needed to gather enough signatures, how could we surmise that you have enough experience to run the country? This isn't like going through another divorce of your latest disposable wife, this is serious.

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Gingrich: Campaign worker's signature fraud cost slot on Virginia ballot [View all] RandySF Dec 2011 OP

Maybe Gingrich and the GOP surfdog Dec 2011 #1

They know, it's just useful for them to pretend they don't. N/t JHB Dec 2011 #7

Gee, Newt, maybe you should have parted with a few bucks and gotten paid volunteers. Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #2

Last week his campaign acknowledged they used paid volunteers n/t ohheckyeah Dec 2011 #3

This is dog-whistle as the day is long, for those of you who don't hear it alcibiades_mystery Dec 2011 #4

Of course it's someone else's fault, Newt etherealtruth Dec 2011 #5

Ah, when this happened to ACORN, it was a crime against humanity jberryhill Dec 2011 #6

He's just emulating his role-model, Newt JHB Dec 2011 #8

My that sounds awfully familiar. AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #9

ah, newt, the blame game...it wasn't because you suck as a candidate, was it? spanone Dec 2011 #10

Gee Newt gratuitous Dec 2011 #11

yes oldhippydude Dec 2011 #13

Poetic Justice? BR_Parkway Dec 2011 #12

Sore Loserman Generic Other Dec 2011 #14

Newtered: : "It's not MY fault! it was a campaign staffer!!!" rustydog Dec 2011 #15

I call bullshit; greiner3 Dec 2011 #16