Rick Perry Wants to Enter Primary Race He Would Lose

The Texas Governor is demanding that the Commonwealth of Virginia include him on its primary ballot.

Governor Rick Perry speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. Photo by Gage Skidmore.

Delusional? Or determined?

Texas Governor Rick Perry missed the filing deadline to qualify for the state of Virginia’s Republican primary contest in March. His response? Sue Virginia!

From Reuters:

The Republican presidential candidate failed to get the 10,000 verifiable signatures, including at least 400 qualified voters from each congressional district, required to be in the March 6 primary. Perry is challenging the state’s qualification process on constitutional grounds, saying it restricts the access of Virginia voters to the candidates of their choosing.

Look, I’m a believer of people and have faith that one can overcome even the most insurmountable obstacle. But Rick Perry is not going to win the Republican presidential nomination, and the polls have backed up this theory for months. Who is advising him to spend money on a losing battle? Give it to the man – he certainly has confidence.

Governor Perry isn’t the only candidate that won’t appear on Virginia’s primary ballot, however: Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Santorum also missed the deadline. But don’t worry –  none of them have a chance to win the nomination either. It’s a pretty sure bet that Virginia primary voters won’t notice the empty spaces on the ballots.

Newt Gingrich also failed to meet the deadline, a hilarious sad ridiculous, SMH-worthy development because he lives in Virginia.

This is quickly becoming Mitt Romney’s race to lose.