Gingrich, Perry fail to qualify for GOP primary ballot in Virginia

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    Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich failed to collect enough signatures to appear on the Virginia primary ballot, the Republican Party of Virginia announced Saturday morning, leaving the longtime Virginia resident without a place on the state's ballot and raising questions about his campaign's organization.

    Gingrich, as well as Texas Gov. Rick Perry, did not meet the state's requirement of 10,000 signatures and, therefore, did not qualify for the ballot, the Virginia GOP said via Twitter.

    The state GOP announced Perry's failure to qualify late Friday.

    Read more:http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/24/politics/gop-virginia-primary/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
     

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