Daily Koan

“Far more defeating were the external expectations of a modern presidential campaign, by which his always fell short. Most early debates invited only candidates who had at least 2 percent support in five national polls, but sometimes Roemer wasn’t even included in five. Another debate required candidates to have raised $500,000 in the past 90 days, and he had managed only half of that. The Florida Republican Party picked nine people for its ballot and chose not to include him. South Carolina charges $35,000 to be on its ballot, so Roemer decided to run there as a write-in.” - Washington Post