Keller @ Large: Weekly Round-Up Of The GOP Race
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It was a busy day at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office as candidates arrived for their last chance to sign up for the state's presidential primary.
With a few hours left to go before the filing period closed Friday, 28 Republicans and 14 Democrats had paid the $1,000 fee to get on the ballot, including former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who nearly missed the deadline by mistake and had to fly in from Arizona overnight.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry also handed in his paperwork, as did Vermin Supreme, a perennial candidate from Massachusetts known for wearing a boot on his head.
Secretary of State Bill Gardner plans to announce the date of the primary next week.
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