Ogonowski falls short on signature deadline (MA-Senate)

[brooklynite]

Source: Boston Globe

When the deadline for certification passed yesterday, Jim Ogonowski, the Republican leadership's choice to challenge US Senator John F. Kerry, was 82 signatures short of qualifying for the GOP primary ballot, according to the state's central voter registry.

But Ogonowski's campaign aides contend there are enough certified signatures at various town offices around the state not filed yet on the computerized registry to put him across the 10,000 threshold.

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Even if Ogonowski does get the 82 signatures he needs, his fight probably is not over.

Election specialists say he will not have the needed cushion of extra signatures to insulate himself from legal challenges.



Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/28/ogonowski_falls_short_on_signature_deadline/

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hmm...Mitt Romney's not doing anything...

[NJSecularist]

1. LOL.

This guy has talked the tough talk, but he might not even make the ballot.

It might save him the embarassment though. He will get slaughtered by Kerry in November.

[rox63]

2. He couldn't win a congressional special election last year in MA's most conservative area

Niki Tsongas (D) beat him, and she is now my congress-critter. And she didn't have anything close to the political organization that Kerry has. The MA GOP is in shambles, right where Mittens left it.

[Ian David]

3. This loser douchebag was backed by all the big-time Repuke players, too!

"Romney is one of a number of leading Republicans backing Ogonowski who include former governor Paul Cellucci, former lieutenant governor and former GOP state chairwoman Kerry Healey, and US Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota. The chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, US Senator John Ensign of Nevada, has donated to Ogonowski's campaign."


See prior thread:

Mass. Repukes can't even get enough signatures to put 2nd idiot on ballot to run against John Kerry
Topic started by IanDB1 on May-20-08 08:03 AM (11 replies)
Last modified by endarkenment on May-20-08 11:31 AM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6038844

[pattmarty]

4. Well, he only would have gotten 82 votes in the general election if he was on the ballot.