Gingrich Won’t Be On Missouri Ballot
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 23rd, 2011 5:37 am by HL
Gingrich Won’t Be On Missouri Ballot
Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for the Missouri Republican primary, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The filing requirements were not particularly onerous: A $1,000 check and some paperwork were all that’s needed. But Gingrich failed to file by the deadline.
“Missouri’s primary is a ‘beauty contest,’ meaning that no delegates will be awarded. The state Republican Party will hold caucuses in March for that purpose. However, Missouri is a major state, and the nonbinding contest will be the only primary in the country between the Florida primary on Jan. 31 and the Arizona and Michigan primaries on Feb. 28. Candidates wishing to maintain their momentum, and media visibility, through that dry spell in February may well see Missouri as a place to compete for bragging rights.”
