Ted Cruz tries to get John Kasich thrown off Montana ballot

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

HELENA, Mont.-- Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is trying to knock opponent John Kasich off Montana's primary by questioning signatures the Ohio governor's campaign submitted to qualify for the ballot - another subplot in the unfolding political drama to derailDonald Trump's presidential bid.

Emails obtained by The Associated Press show Cruz campaign officials have raised questions about the 622 signatures submitted by the Kasich campaign. A minimum of 500 valid signatures is required for a presidential candidate to qualify for the Montana ballot.

The Cruz campaign asserts Kasich's petition contains signatures with invalid notaries, improper dates, mismatched phone numbers and illegible names, among other potential discrepancies.

"Because John Kasich's campaign filed only 622 signatures, and the minimum number of signatures required under Montana law is 500, there is a reasonable probability that material defects with his petitions reduce the number of valid signatures below the required minimum," the campaign said, "and John Kasich is therefore not eligible for placement on the ballot."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-tries-to-get-john-kasich-thrown-off-montana-ballot-election-2016/

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What a whiny, childish, stupid demonstration of 'leadership'.

[Sunlei]

1. "A minimum of 500 valid signatures" Seems like very clear rules and should be easy for anyone.

[valerief]

2. Why hasn't Cruz been disqualified from running as president yet? I thought he was born in

Canada to a Canadian mother and Cuban father.

[groundloop]

4. His mother was a US citizen, supposedly she never became a Canadian citizen

And I remember at one time T-rump was talking about challenging Cruz citizenship in court, though I suppose that was nothing more than his usual hot air.

[valerief]

5. You are wrong. Again.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/ted-cruz-mother-canadian-voter-list

[elleng]

7. because he's not disqualified from RUNNING,

just from SERVING as POTUS.


Someone's got to challenge him, and rump is the most likely one to do so, imo.

[Bradical79]

8. Maybe

My understanding is it's not clear if she was a Canadian citizen when he was born. There's a 4 year gap between his birth and the date we know she was a Canadian citizen.

[sharp_stick]

3. Ted Cruz is a dirtbag

that gives a bad name to other dirtbags. I don't know how anyone can stand to be in the same room with him.

I know someone who worked at the same law firm he did, not with him though. He said the partners would set up associates that they wanted to get rid of but didn't want to, or couldn't fire, with Cruz and that they were almost always gone in just a couple of months.

[elleng]

6. That's fine, crud;

let's see your birth certificate.

[billhicks76]

9. Clinton Would Admire His Political Skills No Doubt

And if she ever did something like this her supporters would defend it to no end.

[Initech]

10. When did our presidential candidates start acting like spoiled children?