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brooklynite

(94,488 posts)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 02:36 PM Mar 2016

No Record of Rick Perry Voting in Texas Republican Primary

Source: Political Wire

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) may have stumped for Ted Cruz for president, “but there’s no record he voted in this year’s Republican primary in Texas,” the Texas Tribune reports.

“Perry’s failure to vote in this year’s Texas primary could lead to more speculation that he is interested in running as an independent candidate for president.”

“There are two key requirements in Texas for someone to run as an independent candidate for president. First, a candidate would have had to abstain from voting in one of the state’s primaries because doing so would declare themselves as either a Democrat or Republican. Second, a candidate would need to gather 79,939 signatures by May 9 from Texans who had also not voted in either of the primaries that year.”

Read more: https://politicalwire.com/2016/03/30/perry-didnt-vote-in-texas-primary/

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No Record of Rick Perry Voting in Texas Republican Primary (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2016 OP
Oh god PLEASE run a 3rd party campaign, Rick! Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1
I can't fault him for that. Wilms Mar 2016 #2
I don't think God likes us that much. Kelvin Mace Mar 2016 #3
Hahaha hibbing Mar 2016 #4
Mr. .01% Renew Deal Mar 2016 #5
Independent run?? .......... NO WAY Angry Dragon Mar 2016 #6
I just don't see that happening TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #8
Thank. God. eilen Mar 2016 #7
I don't think there's anything nefarious about it SwankyXomb Mar 2016 #9
He probably just went to two wrong precincts and then gave up. tanyev Mar 2016 #10
Oops..... lastlib Mar 2016 #11

hibbing

(10,095 posts)
4. Hahaha
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 03:13 PM
Mar 2016

An independent run? Yeah, team up with the exclamation point, strap on your holsters, and run as a team.

Peace

TexasBushwhacker

(20,165 posts)
8. I just don't see that happening
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:32 PM
Mar 2016

He's not even all that popular in TX, although if TPTB want a malleable synchophant ala GWB, he might be their man.

eilen

(4,950 posts)
7. Thank. God.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:22 PM
Mar 2016

I was missing that 3rd Ring of the Republican Three Ring Circus since Marco quit. Kascich is one boring M-Fer.

SwankyXomb

(2,030 posts)
9. I don't think there's anything nefarious about it
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 04:40 PM
Mar 2016

Perry is more than capable of being too stupid to remember to vote.

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