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Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has dropped his legal quest for a slot on the Republican presidential primary ballot in Virginia next month.
On Saturday, lawyers for Gingrich filed paperwork giving up the fight with a federal district court in Virginia. They confirmed the decision on Monday afternoon in a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
In the filings, Gingrich gave no explanation for throwing the in the towel on the legal battle for a spot on the March 6 ballot. However, recent rulings in the dispute have not gone his way. On Jan 13, U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney ruled that Gingrich and three other candidates who failed to make the ballot: John Huntsman, Rick Perry, and Rick Santorum, waited too long to challenge Virginia's procedures. Gibney said a Virginia requirement limiting petition circulators to residents of the state was probably unconstitutional, but there was not enough time to sort that out before the election. On Jan. 18, a three-judge panel of the appeals court upheld the thrust of the lower court's ruling.
Look mitt is going to win. SC is just delusional. Ill see you soon once this mess is over. Mitt will get his wish that will become his nightmare once he faces the big O
Missouri broke the rules they will not be awarded any delegates.
thats why both Mitt,Newt,and Paul are not even bothering campaigning
santorum is favoredto win there and he is hoping to gain media momentum
even though no delegates will be awarded.
They are awarding their delegates at a later day, I think March 3.
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