Re: Libertarian party picks Barr as presidential candidate

Ghostdreams — Mon, 26 May 2008 19:13:02 -0000

It finally happened. The Libertarians sold out...
This is so sad. :(
Ghost

Re: Libertarian party picks Barr as presidential candidate

unclejoe40 — Mon, 26 May 2008 03:48:28 -0000

im amazed that in order to garner votes, the libertarian party has sold out its principles

barr is not a libertarian in any shape or form

but this will draw some votes from mccain

Re: Libertarian party picks Barr as presidential candidate

nicrivera — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:07:14 -0000

I can't help but admit that I'm a little disappointed about the way the Libertarian Convention turned out (see here for balloting results and the individual candidates reactions). Whatever it's faults, if there's one thing that the LP comes through on, it's that when it comes time for the convention, the party generally rallies about the candidate who is a long-time member of the party and holds consistent political positions. Bob Barr (the LP's Presidential Candidate) and Wayne Allyn Root (the LP's Vice Presidential Candidate) were, until very recently, proud Republicans. And until very recently, both espoused some positions that were deeply at odds with the Libertarian philosophy (Bob Barr was a fervent supporter of the War on Drugs and opponent of gay marriage while Wayne Allyn Root was an enthusiastic supporter of the Iraq War). Both have changed their positions to some extent.

The big winner today, oddly enough, was the Democratic Party. Republicans already had an uphill climb to win the Presidential General Election, and today that climb just got a bit steeper. Bob Barr and Wayne Allyn Root will almost assuredly draw far more votes from McCain than from Obama. I suppose it you're someone who really has it in for Republicans, that's not such a bad thing. But if you're someone who was hoping the Democratic Party would grow a backbone and actually stand for something, a Libertarian Party bearing a diluted anti-war & pro-civil liberties message certainly isn't going to help any.

Re: Libertarian party picks Barr as presidential candidate

Jim_Satterfield — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:53:18 -0000

Interesting and not really surprising. I think that the Republicans will lose more votes to the Libertarians with Barr as their candidate than the Democrats will lose to Nader this time around.

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