Controversy spreads over Libertarian U.S. presidential nominee Bob Barr
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Friday, September 12, 2008
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Libertarian U.S. presidential nominee and former congressman Bob Barr is the subject of controversy today after his last minute refusal to attend former Republican presidential hopeful Congressman Ron Paul's third party unity conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
Barr instead decided to hold a press conference of his own two hours after Paul's at the same location. "I'm not interested in third parties getting the most possible votes," he told reporters. "I'm interested in Bob Barr as the nominee for the Libertarian Party getting the most possible votes."
Several of Barr's supporters were furious, some even going so far as to retract their endorsements of him. Bloggers quickly picked up on the story and by Thursday evening there was an Internet frenzy.
"Bob Barr's presidential campaign is effectively over," Libertarian Party co-founder David Nolan said. "His no-show at Ron Paul's...news conference — followed by an insulting suggestion that Ron should join Barr on the LP ticket in the VP slot — demonstrated just how out-of-touch the Barr campaign is, and how poor Barr's vote total is likely to be."
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A number of former Barr supporters have since rallied around Constitution Party presidential nominee Chuck Baldwin, who has been climbing in the polls over the past few months. Others have joined independent Ralph Nader in his presidential campaign.
Sources
- Dana Milbank "Third-Party Candidates Choose Clown Makeup Over Pig Lipstick". The Washington Post, September 11, 2008
- David F. Nolan "The Barr Campaign is Over". Nolan Chart, September 11, 2008
- "David Nolan: ‘The Barr campaign is over;’ support Munger, Straus instead". Independent Political Report, September 11, 2008
- Aaron Gould Sheinin "Barr asks Ron Paul to be his running mate". Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 10, 2008
- "Who will you support for president?". The John Birch Society, September 9, 2008
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