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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
Seems like the party could have come up with someone more in line with the principles of Libertarianism, IMO.
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The Party could have nominated some unknown long-standing libertarian....who would get the typical less than one percent of the vote.
Barr is after the Ron Paul "libertarians" ....his message is Paul's message - end the illegal war in Iraq, revoke the unconstitutional Patriot Act, downsize the government (eliminate Dept of Ed, Energy, Commerce..), etc. His former Republican credentials may also help with those conservatives who just dont trust McCain.
A Rasmussen poll has Barr getting six percent of the vote; his own internal poll has it at seven percent. Anything more than 2-3 percent can swing a state.
I would love to see him in the debates...but that requires 15% in order to be invited.
What will the Paul voters do? That remains to be seen.