Ohio Troubles for Santorum

[BigByrd47119]

By WAYNE ALLEN

PDT Staff Writer

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum’s campaign did not file delegates for Ohio’s 6th, 9th and 13 Congressional districts. Eastern Scioto County is within the 6th District.

Because of these three districts, nine of Ohio’s 66 delegates will automatically be off the table for the former Pennsylvania senator.

Ohio has a Republican primary system that requires people to vote twice. So while Santorum’s name won’t appear at the district level, voters could still choose to award him at-large delegates.

The party doles out 48 delegates from the March 6 primary based on how well candidates do in each of Ohio’s 16 congressional districts. The other 18 delegates are awarded at large.

Republican candidates Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney were certified for all of Ohio’s ballot.

Ohio’s 6th District runs along the Ohio river from Youngstown to Scioto County.

Santorum’s campaign did not return an email request for comment on Thursday.

Good morning Ron Paul Nation! I thought we would start it off the right way today!

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[jamezelle]

Woohoo, Ohio doesn't want that scum!

 

[Dsylexic]

i didnt get it. his name on the ballot or not? or will he just miss being in 3 districts ?

 

[thoughtomator]

it's just nine delegates he's out of the running for

but it does make things that much easier for us, one fewer competitor for them and we're fighting for every one we can get

 

[BigByrd47119]

it's just nine delegates he's out of the running for

but it does make things that much easier for us, one fewer competitor for them and we're fighting for every one we can get

Exactly.

Basically it just further proves that he's...whats the word...umm...unelectable! Yea, that's what I was looking for!

 

[aowen]

Jeebus... Ron and Mitt are the only two that can fill out all the paperwork / satisfy requirements... This is fascinating.

 

[kalo]

Jeebus... Ron and Mitt are the only two that can fill out all the paperwork / satisfy requirements... This is fascinating.

Its unfair, the Ron Paul people are filling out paperwork, having people sign things and actually you know have people ready to be delegates, its clearly cheating!

 

[affa]

Jeebus... Ron and Mitt are the only two that can fill out all the paperwork / satisfy requirements... This is fascinating.

the rest of the candidates are props and the establishment did not think Ron Paul would survive the media onslaught. Romney would sweep early states and it would be decided early, and delegates wouldn't really matter.

We are the monkey wrench.

 

[vita3]

Santorum nominated Jerry Sandusky (child rapists) of Penn State a Congressional Angel award back in 2002. I really wonder how deep their connection goes?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/11/09/santorum-angel-award-for-psus-sandusky/

 

[kasjun]

This video of Santorum should scare the he__ out of anyone that thought he should be elected POTUS.

http://youtu.be/n8uNcIEvGdo

 

[speciallyblend]

Its unfair, the Ron Paul people are filling out paperwork, having people sign things and actually you know have people ready to be delegates, its clearly cheating!

priceless ,next media memo. They will start reporting our wins in the real primary as just spammin the election with votes/delegates

 

[moostraks]

Looks like these are the counties with their population numbers:
Athens (part) 43,567
Belmont (part) 55,178
Columbiana* 112,075
Gallia 31,069
Jefferson 73,894
Lawrence 62,319
Mahoning (part) 102,809
Meigs 23,072
Lucas (part)* 438,579
Erie 79,551
Ottawa 40,985
Lorain (part) 71,615
Monroe 15,180
Noble 14,058
Scioto (part) 34,258
Washington 63,251
Cuyahoga (part) 87,712
Lorain (part) 213,049
Medina (part) 50,667
Summit (part)* 279,302
http://www.ohiocathconf.org/l/eDistMaps.pdf
There are maps at the website

 

[ord33]

The funny part about that is it is pretty darn close to where his Congressional district was near the Pittsburgh area!

 

[papitosabe]

the rest of the candidates are props and the establishment did not think Ron Paul would survive the media onslaught. Romney would sweep early states and it would be decided early, and delegates wouldn't really matter.

We are the monkey wrench.

was just about to write somethin similar...
what a big game this is... I know this is out there, but I still believe the establishment had Mccain choose Palin to make sure Obama would win the presidency... if you believe in the left/right paradigm, this would make sense so that the people would think we actually chose Obama... Mccain may as well have chosen a chimp, but that would of been too obvious we're going to see alot more coming from the establishment that we prob can't even fathom..