Someone ended up a bit shy

Word came in this weekend that the challenging slate in the Seventh District did not get enough verified signatures to get on the ballot. I heard that Sandy blew a fuse over this....

You see, it's not the number of signatures obtained that counts: it's the number the Registrar can verify. Seems a bunch of signatures on the petitions are either not registered Democrats, or the Registrar could not verify the signature. Who knows? The Registrar isn't giving out any info as yet.

I also got some rumblings about signatures that appear to be signed by one person for multiple slots...I've looked at a few examples of these, and I don't think there's anything to this accusation. But the accusation's going around town nonetheless: maybe there's more to this than I've seen.

Back to the Seventh...it seems likely that the challengers will want to go over each disqualification one-by-one. That's their M.O. -- and their right -- but ya gotta wonder: did they even check these signatures before submitting them? Maybe waiting until the last minute isn't the best strategy, Hmmmm......

And the Games Go On...