Maybe I'm not very sophisticated, but it seems to me that the very first function of any election campaign is to make sure that you're on the ballot. Michelle Bachmann isn't on Virginia's primary ballot.
Rick Santorum isn't on Virginia's primary ballot.
Jon Huntsman isn't on Virginia's primary ballot.
Rick Perry isn't on Virginia's primary ballot.
Newt Gingrich isn't on Virginia's primary ballot, and it's his goddammed home state. Only Ron Paul and Mitt Romney are on Virginia's ballot. Gingrich also isn't on the ballot in Missouri. Mighty debating skills do not an army make, and if you're gonna run for president, you need an army.  | 
