Bob Barr Nominated As Libertarian Presidential Candidate

[Forrest]

This is actually a really interesting development. Barr will easily be the most high-profile candidate the Libertarians have ever had, and he will certainly take votes away from McCain (although probably a few from Obama as well). It should be fascinating to see how this all plays out.

[Andy]

I heard Hillary is going to run as an independent if she doesn't get the Democratic nomination.

[Gilly]

I heard Hillary is going to run as an independent if she doesn't get the Democratic nomination.

I wouldn't put it past her but I doubt it. She'd lose way too much.

[Omar]

Bob Barr is a Proud Patriot, and I think all of this will play out kinda like President Baseball.

[Forrest]

Bob Barr is a Proud Patriot, and I think all of this will play out kinda like President Baseball.

I agree. I think he will definitely strike someone out, perhaps in the state in which he and Omar live.

[Oogie]

Boo.

LP needs more anarchists and less disgruntled republicans.

[Stupornaut]

oh man the Ron Paul people will not like this at all

(NOTE: they actually don't like anything at all. Except Ron Paul.)

[todd]

oh man the Ron Paul people will not like this at all

(NOTE: they actually don't like anything at all. Except Ron Paul.)

Are they still around? I was waiting for the mass suicide.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I'm really enjoying all the Ron Paul R(love)ution stuff I'm seeing all over Austin.  I'm like, wait, whaaaaaaaaaat?

[TL]

LP needs more anarchists and less disgruntled republicans.

LP + anarchists...  Will this do?

[Gilly]

I think Ron Paul turned them down. I'm kind of surprised Mike Gravel was a nominee.

[Oogie]

I think Ron Paul turned them down. I'm kind of surprised Mike Gravel was a nominee.

RP's still in the game. He just got 15% in Pennsy, and is getting delegates at the RPLC convention, and will get to jimmy the platform a bit.

Still a proud RP supporter -

Grimcock 3000

[Gilly]

That's why I'm kind of surprised he turned him down or hasn't considered an independent run. Although he's getting respectable numbers, McCain's won the nomination so it means nothing and nobody is really paying attention to it. I think most people are looking at it as a vote against McCain rather than a vote for Ron Paul. I guess Paul could be thinking he can come back in the 2012 election to run, and he'd probably have a better shot of doing better if he's getting 15 percent in the republican primary rather than being a Nader and taking away votes and upsetting people.