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Libertarian Party Looks to Bob Barr As NomineeThis forum post is dated 07/11/10. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it. Alaska - Libertarian Party
| Libertarian Party Looks to Bob Barr As Nominee SelectPlusLibertarian Party Looks to Bob Barr As NomineeLibertarian Party Looks to Bob Barr As NomineeThe Associated PressThe Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate after six rounds of balloting. Barr left the GOP in 2006. (May 26)Presidential conventions usually conjure images of confetti and falling balloons.Where huge crowds pack their way into oversized stadiums to show support for well-known national figures.But on Sunday, as the Libertarian Party gathered in Colorado to select their candidate, it was clear this event was different.Something the third party typically tries to highlight...SOT: Bob Barr -- "We are on the verge of presenting to the American people, not just to the Libertarian Party, but to the American People a ticket of dynamism" And when all the votes were tallied after six rounds of balloting -- the Libertarians picked former Republican House Member Bob Barr.A man who left the GOP in 2006 -- after growing disenchanted with, what he called, bloated spending and civil liberties intrusions by the Bush Administration.Barr says he expects the party to be on the ballot in at least 48 states and perhaps all 50 if the party can qualify in West Virginia and Oklahoma. He says he has no intention of being a spoiler and that he plans on winning.SOT: BarrSunday's election also marked the end of the latest chapter in the political career of Mike Gravel, a former senator from Alaska who recently dropped <b>...</b> |
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