Gravel Is No Libertarian

Posted by Patrick Semmens in May 21st 2008

Despite what most of the big media types seem to think, Bob Barr doesn’t have the LP nomination wrapped up. From what I can tell (mostly by reading the opinions of those who actually cover/participate in LP politics) Barr’s chances are around 50 percent, with four or five other candidates also having a plausible [...]

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Your Guide to the LP Convention

Posted by Patrick Semmens in May 21st 2008

I’m not a Libertarian (big L), just someone with a libertarian philosophy of government. Still, I find Libertarian Party politics to be fascinating.
With that in mind, here are some of the websites I’ll be reading to keep track of the Libertarian Convention taking place this week in Denver (unlike the major party conventions, the [...]

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Can Bob Barr Beat Perot?

Posted by Patrick Semmens in May 20th 2008

That’s the premise of a memo (with included fund raising pitch) sent to me. The email was sent with the subject “Of Interest to Friends of Ron Paul.”
Is 19 percent in the general election really possible? A recent Rasmussen poll of a hypothetical 4-way race between Obama(42%), McCain (38%), Bob Barr (6%) and [...]

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Bob Barr Enters the Fray

Posted by Don Rasmussen in May 12th 2008

Former Georgia Congressman and current LP Southeast coordinator Bob Barr announced today that he will seek the Libertarian nod for the presidency.
Reuters take on the announcement
Bob Barr’s Campaign Site by the good folks at Terra Eclipse
Bob Barr on Wikipedia

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The Battle for the LP Nomination

Posted by Patrick Semmens in April 29th 2008

David Weigel examines all the contenders and pretenders for the Libertarian Party’s nomination.
(For a bit of history on how one wins the LP nomination, I recommend the late R.W. Bradford’s classic account of the 2004 convention that resulted in dark horse Michael Badnarik’s nomination.)

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