Ron Paul First GOP Candidate to Appear on Ballot in All 50 States

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http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=...c&e=af36abff8d

Ron Paul First GOP Candidate to
Appear on Ballot in All 50 States

“Being first to appear on the ballot in all fifty states proves that
Ron Paul is the only candidate with the organizational muscle,
resources, and stamina to challenge Mitt Romney.”

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is the first candidate among those vying for the GOP nomination to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, and the only candidate aside from moderate-establishment Mitt Romney to have any prospects for 50-state ballot access.

The 12-term Congressman from Texas filed to appear on the ballot in New Jersey today – Tuesday, March 27th – with double the required 1,000 signatures, giving him the status of first candidate to have nationwide ballot access. Romney is expected to file in New Jersey in the coming days, making his 50-state ballot access likely.

Not all states require activity such as the need to file paperwork to appear on the ballot. In the case of some states, for example, the respective secretaries of state simply green-light ballot access for candidates. In the over 30 states that do require some form of filing activity, filing requirements range from formalities such as filing paperwork and paying a fee to appear on the ballot, to similar requirements plus a quota of signatures from those enrolled in the relevant political party, to stringent requirements as in the example of Virginia, which requires filing plus thousands of signatures to authenticate candidate support.

In Virginia, Paul and Romney were the only candidates that appeared on the ballot in the Commonwealth’s primary held on March 6th – Super Tuesday. Counterfeit conservative Rick Santorum failed to file at all in Virginia, and serial hypocrite Newt Gingrich filed but fell short of qualifying. Would-be candidate Rick Perry’s suit that the other candidates joined against the Commonwealth was struck down on appeal, and an injunction determining whether and when paper ballots were to be printed was lifted, making possible the Paul-Romney matchup. More recently, Santorum failed to file in the District of Columbia, which is holding its primary on Tuesday, April 3rd or one week from today.

“Success in accessing ballots no matter a state’s requirements is a barometer for the strength of a campaign organization. Being first to appear on the ballot in all fifty states proves that Ron Paul is the only candidate with the organizational muscle, resources, and stamina to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.

“In concert with our delegate-attainment strategy, which is working well in states like Iowa, Nevada, Washington, and Missouri, we’re prepared and eager to continue on the long road to Tampa,” added Mr. Tate, referring to the Republican National Convention in to be held in Florida in September. “See you on the campaign trail.”

[sailingaway]

Of course he is!

Santorum on the other hand campaigned on the steps of the Supreme Court yesterday in a town where he did not make the ballot (again.)

[CTRattlesnake]

I loved the fact that the Grinch couldnt even vote for himself because he was on the VA ballot.

[ronpaulfollower999]

And they want us to drop out.

[PolicyReader]

And they want us to drop out.

Of course they do, they hate being shown up so consistently by a campaign they've tried so hard to treat as a joke
Besides if we did ever do something so foolish as drop out then their non-binding beauty contests would become closer to accurate

[sailingaway]

Of course they do, they hate being shown up so consistently by a campaign they've tried so hard to treat as a joke
Besides if we did ever do something so foolish as drop out then their non-binding beauty contests would become closer to accurate

They could have MADE them binding at the front end, but they wanted their thumb on the scale. They did NOT want competition for thumb space.

[Bruno]

Priceless!

[Origanalist]

And they want us to drop out.

That's cuz were scaring the crap out of them. They know this is far from over.

[V3n]

This is news worthy - too bad journalism is dead.

[PolicyReader]

They could have MADE them binding at the front end, but they wanted their thumb on the scale. They did NOT want competition for thumb space.

Indeed, they didn't want it and I will hazard nor did they expect it.
Nothing like reaching out to push the button on your incumbency protection plan (aka status quo protection plan) and discover another hand working the controls.

It seems as if at least some of insiders fell victim to the spin, and assumed we were all rowdy, lazy, and unfocused. Must have been shocking to wake up to the reality that we're not some ignorant mob which can be marginalized into obscurity.