Murtha's Republican opponent tossed off ballot

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The road to re-election for veteran U.S. Rep. John Murtha just got a good bit smoother.

A state judge yesterday ruled that the lone Republican running in the primary for the Western Pennsylvania seat did not collect enough signatures to make the ballot.

Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said Republican candidate Bill Russell's nominating petition contained only 993 valid signatures, seven fewer than required.

That left Mr. Murtha, 75, a Democrat, without opposition in the primary or general election.

Mr. Russell, 45, left the Army two years short of retirement and moved from Washington, D.C., to Johnstown to challenge Mr. Murtha. He said yesterday that bad weather and other factors made it difficult to collect enough signatures in the heavily Democratic district.


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08058/860757-100.stm

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[babylonsister]

1. Ha! Take that, rethugs! Good job! nt

[yardwork]

2. What, no help from Mean Jean?

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. 993 signatures? All right, who signed 990 times?

Come clean now.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Cool! The opponent couldn't raise the signatures. Good enough. Thanks. n/t

[lonestarnot]

5. woot!

:applause:

[jgraz]

6. Gee, that's a shame.

:rofl:

[Journeyman]

7. So Russell gave up his pension for a quixotic quest . . .

and now he's come up 7 signatures short. Whoa. At least the Man of La Mancha talked to his Dulcinea. Russell couldn't even get in the stable door!

[DainBramaged]

8. SNARK snark snark snark

Another one bites the dust!


So there were 993 Rethugs in Murthas district? Who are these people?

[Usrename]

9. That's just so pathetic it's actually sad...

:rofl:

[Joanne98]

10. YAY!

[DeSwiss]

11. Hmmmm....

Missed it by thiiiiisss much...


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DeSwiss

- K&R!!!

[blue neen]

12. Hmm. I don't recall anyone collecting signatures in my mainly Republican neighborhood.

Let's face it. Republicans and Democrats both love Murtha in District 12. :)

[Orsino]

13. Murtha will coast, as usual. n/t