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From the diaries -- kos)
According to Ron Gunzberger at Politics1, Sen. Rick Santorum's half-assed effort to get Green party candidate Carl Romanelli on the ballot is going to fall short.
After a review of candidacy petitions filed on behalf of Green Party US Senate candidate Carl Romanelli and gubernatorial candidate Marakay Rogers, Dems plan to file a lawsuit bouncing them off the ballot. State Democratic Chair T.J. Rooney said a detailed review of the petitions -- a signature drive admittedly financed almost entirely by GOP supporters of embattled US Senator Rick Santorum -- showed 69,622 of the 94,544 signatures are likely invalid. "Phony names, fake signatures and a tremendous amount of illegal and deceptive practices were uncovered during our thorough and aggressive analysis," said Rooney.
The Dems mocked the submitted petitions for being so sloppy as to contain signatures purporting to be for Jesus Christ, John Kerry, Lee H. Oswald, Terri Schiavo and Mickey Mouse. Romanelli countered the move is a heavy-handed, undemocratic effort to block him from running.
I'm going make a bold statement here - Mickey Mouse and Terri Schiavo have more campaign skills between them than Carl Romanelli. And will get more votes.
Another desperate move by Santorum - another dumb blunder. The dude's toast.