W.Va. Write-In Candidates Include Santa Claus
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Posted: 10:51 AM Sep 25, 2008
W.Va. Write-In Candidates Include Santa Claus
Yes, West Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he's running for president.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Yes, West Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he's running for president.

That would be the Santa Claus of Incline Village, Nev., who legally changed his name from Thomas O'Connor in 2005.

Claus is one of 14 write-in presidential candidates registered with the West Virginia secretary of state's office.

That relatively high number is partly thanks to West Virginia's easy rules for registering: write-in candidates only have to fill out some paperwork and they're done.

Other states make it harder, and barriers to write-in candidates range from requiring running mates to locating people to serve as presidential electors.

Claus is running to draw attention to abused and neglected children. He is registered as a candidate in 16 states.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Posted by: MACKY SAMPLES on Oct 29, 2008 at 06:09 AM

SANTA CLAUSE BEATS THAT OBAMA BIN BIDEN CHARACTER, WHERES BILL CLINTON WHEN WE NEED HIM
Posted by: james on Sep 26, 2008 at 03:03 PM

i can't believe you people are allowed to breed.
Posted by: Kathy on Sep 26, 2008 at 09:05 AM

Maybe Santa would drop BILLIONS of $$$$ into OUR stockings guys, instead of giving more to the idiots who have CAUSED this financial mess we're in. Bush & co want NO cap on Executive salaries after giving these billions to "bail out" Wall Street. 99% of them already make ONE MILLION a month! Hey Santa...all of us here want a million period in our stockings...much less a million a MONTH? Santa's got my vote too! Seems he's got a core base right here on WSAZ with all our comments. GO SANTA! He's got a better cabinet already too - all the elves and reindeer! Mrs Claus would also be a far better female in the WH than the gun-toting chick or the cyborg wife of McCain! I'm all for Santa! Or the Easter Bunny, Cupid, a leprechan, the tooth fairy - ANYONE but either of these two running!
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