Constitution Party's Virgil Goode makes presidential ballot in Virginia

[Lucy Goosey]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/virgil-goode-makes-presidential-ballot-in-virginia/2012/09/04/c5c57ea6-f698-11e1-8398-0327ab83ab91_story.html

Former congressman Virgil Goode Jr. has qualified for the presidential ballot in Virginia, the State Board of Elections ruled Tuesday morning, adding a potential obstacle to Republican Mitt Romney’s hopes of winning the pivotal state.

The state Republican party has already challenged the eligibility of Goode, who is the Constitution Party’s nominee, and could still get him knocked off the ballot. Goode previously served in Congress as a Democrat, an Independent and then a Republican before losing his southwest Virginia seat in 2008.

[mim89]

1. Check this

PPP poll from last month (PDF) showed the president carrying Virginia by a 50-45 margin in a two-way race—but that edge blew up to a 50-42 lead when Goode is included (he takes 4%).

[TroyD]

2. So Goode helps Obama?

Is that the conventional wisdom? I'm not familiar with this guy.

[renegade000]

3. he's quite right-wing

if i recall correctly, he barely lost his House seat to Tom Perriello in 08 from a combination of Perriello's good campaign, coat-tails from Obama, and his over-the-top anti-muslim hysteria.

so yeah, it would make sense he would draw away from the Republican.

[TroyD]

4. Good

Hopefully this will lock up Virginia for Obama.

[mgcgulfcoast]

5. is he on the ballot on all 50 states?

i hope so.

[Jim Lane]

7. No, the Republicans got him thrown off in Pennsylvania.

I don't know how he's doing in other states.

[Ira]

6. Romney's path is 270

is significantly narrowed if he loses Virginia.

[abumbyanyothername]

8. Virtually impossible in the first place.

Losing VA means he has exactly one path to 270.

Hold everything that he leads in. Sweep OH/FL/IA/CO.

Discounting hail Mary miracles such as turning WI or PA.