I'm proud to share that one of my favorite bloggers, Thomas from Blue Indiana, filed a challenge to John McCain's ballot petitions yesterday. In Indiana, a candidate for President must get 500 signatures from each congressional district, for a total of 4,500 signatures.
Apparantly, Sen. McCain was 9 signatures short from Indiana's 4th Congressional District.
Thomas puts this best:
Let's be clear here: This is one of the most Republican-friendly districts in one of the most Republican-friendly presidential states. John McCain has been endorsed by Governor Mitch Daniels, Attorney General Steve Carter, state GOP chair Murray Clark, and Secretary of State Todd Rokita.And despite all of this high-level help, these guys managed to screw up one of the most basic steps that any candidate can take in the state.
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This doesn't just make John McCain look silly -- and it does -- but this makes the entire Indiana Republican Party look silly. Silly, and clumsy, and inept, and generally incapable of running a national campaign, let alone the entire country.
McCain was certified by the Republican Secretary of State, a campaign supporter. I agree with Thomas that McCain will still probably be on the ballot. But I also agree with the DNC, which responded to the challenge with this statement:
Despite the fact that the McCain campaign clearly failed to qualify for the ballot, Republican Attorney General Steve Carter and Republican Secretary of State Todd Rokita (who recently endorsed McCain) rubberstamped it anyway, trying to sneak McCain onto the ballot. Clearly, the Republican Culture of Corruption is alive and well within the McCain campaign.
If his challenge succeeds, however, Thomas will have single-handedly have embarassed the McCain campaign and the Republican Party here in Indiana. He's already done that, really. For you Hoosiers out there and other supportive Democrats accross the nation, make sure to stop by www.blueindiana.net and thank Thomas for his work.
When this turns into a national story, remember that it started here on a small state blog.
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