Bachmann, Huntsman and Santorum Will Not Appear On Virginia Ballot

I think this means it is time for these 3 to drop out.  I am a huge fan of Santorum, I like Bachmann (can't stand Huntsman), but if you don't have the ground strength to apply before a deadline, you don't have a healthy enough campaign to go all the way.  Admittedly, Virginia's got tougher rules than other states requiring over 10k signatures with at least 400 from each of the Congressional districts.  Still, this is a race for President, so you have to have a structure in each state:

Three Republican presidential contenders will not be appearing on Virginia's primary ballot, after missing today's 5 p.m. petition-filing deadline, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum all missed the deadline and will not be in the running on March 6 for the commonwealth's 50 delegates.

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rep. Ron Paul will all be appearing on the ballot.

Virginia is one of only a handful of states to have nonpartisan voter registration, meaning anyone—including those who support President Obama—is welcome to vote in the state's Republican primary.