tight? >> who is to blame? the candidates who weren't able to successfully navigate the state gop intricate qualification rules or party itself for crafting them that way? >> we went back and looked over two decades and we've never had an issue of a candidate not submitting the necessary required signatures. so it's unfortunate, but only two campaigns did reach the legal threshold. >> several contenders who failed to make the ballot joined forces and filed a lawsuit they ultimately lost. forget write in votes. they aren't allowed. that means newt gingrich won't have a shot at any of the commonwealth's 46 delegates on tuesday. >> what really matters is the voters of virginia. they ought to have the right to choose among all the major candidates and the process that was so convoluted that only two candidates run before actually made it. >> it's possible months ago, many assumed the nomination would be settled by now. rick santorum's campaign didn't even attempt to qualify in virginia. but political analysts say