Verge had a relatively short run....wouldn't suprise me if enough of the voters didn't get to see the show to get the votes needed. They often don't do their "Tony tour" until after nominations.
That being mentioned, I think there are too many other things that matter in life over which to be outraged. I'm more disappointed in the lack of great female roles than I am in her loss. (But I was really referring to important things like: lack of marriage equality, child abuse, cancer, poverty, and service men and women losing their lives.)
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.