This is a pretty big deal. Billionaire industrialist (and all-around racist nutjob) Jack Davis is hell-bent on using his considerable personal resources in order to buy the seat of retiring GOP Rep. Tom Reynolds. Since Davis is currently embroiled in a contentious primary with Iraq vet Jon Powers, he has gone to great lengths in order to guarantee a spot on the November ballot no matter the outcome of the Democratic primary next Tuesday. Davis formed a new party (the “Save Jobs and Farms Party”) for exactly this purpose.
After paying field workers to gather 7,000 signatures from around the district, the move looked to be a slam dunk. The only problem? Davis forgot to officially accept the nomination:
The state Board of Elections on Friday threw Davis’ new party off the November ballot because he failed to file a document accepting the party’s nomination for Congress in the 26th District, commission spokesman Robert A. Brehm said.
“The state board commissioners voted today to determine that the . . . petitions of Mr. Davis are invalid,” Brehm said. “The reason was the failure to timely file an acceptance by the candidate, which is required by state Election Law.”
Davis has until Wednesday to appeal the decision, but the commissioners agree that it was a slam-dunk move that stands no chance of being reversed. If Jon Powers can win Tuesday’s primary — and folks close to the action in the district tell me that the primary is a true tossup — getting Davis weeded from the November ballot is crucial to Democratic chances here.
(H/T: The Albany Project)
I doubt Davis paid enough people to have a comparable ground game.
John McCain’s ad against Democrats in general shows a gas gauge as it says “Rising gas prices”
What does the gauge show? Over 9 gallons of gas, for just over $21. If they think that’s bad, they are so far out of touch it’s unbelievable.