Ogonowski's challenge to Kerry collapses; challenger misses signature mark

[Lasher]

Ogonowski drew attention for his campaign against Niki Tsongas, but failed to collect enough signatures.

In a major embarrassment to Republican leaders in Massachusetts and in the U.S. Senate, Jim Ogonowski, the party's anointed candidate to challenge Democratic Senator John F. Kerry, failed by a razor-thin margin today to qualify for the GOP primary ballot.


With Ogonowski's stunning blunder, the only GOP name on the primary ballot will be Jeff Beatty, a little-known security expert from Harwich.


According to Secretary of State William F. Galvin's office, Ogonowski's campaign delivered just 9,970 certified voter signatures to its election division today just before the final deadline, 30 short of the 10,000 he needed.


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His failure to make the ballot is political blow for the state's increasingly anemic Republican establishment and creates an awkward situation even among major US Senate figures in Washington who had rallied to his candidacy and ignored Beatty.


http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/ogonowskis_chal.html

[jackster]

1. oh poor ogo is a no go....

don't let the door hitcha on the way out ogo!

[Lasher]

2. You know, the presidential primary has not been much fun for me.

But I'm sure I'm gonna enjoy the rest of this year.

[Supersedeas]

3. Repig competence strikes again

[seaglass]

4. Romney's man - hahahaha.

I did see that an idea is being floated for a sticker campaign against Niki Tsongas - I'm hoping it won't be so and Ogonowski will go back to obscurity where he belongs.

[Marrah_G]

5. Yo Jim- sorry about your brother- that doesn't qualify you for office though

Perhaps if you stick your head far enough up Mitts Magic Panties he will hire you as his secretary.