Romney Files for Candidacy in Washington, D.C.
Mitt Romney has recently just filed for candidacy in Washington, D.C. His son Josh Romney gave a stack of 700 signatures to the D.C. Board of Elections yesterday (Wednesday). Even though D.C. is a Democratic district, Romney still filed for candidacy there. He has already paid the $5,000 filing fee as have Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, and Newt Gingrich. Romney is now officially the only candidate for president in Washington, D.C.
After D.C.’s April 3 primary, it will send its 19 delegates to the National Republican Convention in Tampa, Florida. Republicans could face more drawn-out processes in 2012 and later since the Republican National Committee “changed its rules and pressured states to reject winner take-all rules for delegate allotment. It is highly possible that every delegate could vote next year.
I think it is just a matter of time before the other GOP candidates will file for candidacy in Washington, D.C. Although, the district probably will not be a deciding factor in the election. As for the delegation rules, I personally need to study more on the issue since this is new information.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/mitt-romney-files-for-candidacy-in-washington-d-c/
