McKinney will not be on congressional ballot

Cynthia McKinney will not be on the ballot this fall in the DeKalb County-based congressional district she once represented.

McKinney had been trying to collect signatures to run as a Green Party candidate against U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a DeKalb County Democrat, in the 4th District, but a spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office confirmed Friday that McKinney did not submit any signatures by the Aug. 7 deadline.

The missed deadline was first reported by Patch.com.

McKinney still could mount a write-in campaign but her name will not appear on the ballot. She would have had to get 18,859 petition signatures to make the ballot.

…McKinney’s congressional campaign account showed no contributions or spending through June aside from a personal loan of $900.

She couldn’t collect any money? Face it, her political career is over even with the Green Party. Good riddance.