The Virginia GOP made the very wise decision of rescinding their previous plans to require a "Loyalty Oath" to vote in the Virginia Primary. The primary itself is likely to be a bit of a sham already, seeing as only 2 of the Republican hopefuls made it on the ballot. When Virginians go to the polls their choice will be between Texas Representative Ron Paul, or Mass Governor Mitt Romney(This sites prediction for the ultimate winning of the nomination).
Where are Perry, Santorum, and Gingrich you may ask? They did not meet the requirements set forth in Virginia law to be on the ballot. This is particularly embarrassing for Newt who is a resident of McLean, VIRGINIA and won't even make it on the ballot for a clear battleground state.
"These are very powerful people", you might say. "They can surely get around this", you might say. Well they have tried. Newt has been knocked down by both state and federal judges, as has Perry. Santorum has quietly allowed the primary to pass uncontested as far as this blogger knows.
With only Mitt and Ron on the ballot, the race becomes a lot more muddled, and may keep the Texas Tea Partier in the conversation as more and more states cement their tickets. It will surely be an interesting time.
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