http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/professionalspoilers/ en-us Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129540/posts If Barr's votes had gone to Palin and her running mate they would have won North Carolina and Indiana. North Carolina: Obama 49.9%, Palin 49.5%, Barr 0.6$ Indiana Obama 49.9%, Palin 49%, Barr 1.1% This would have been more important in a closer election, but it caught my interest when I looked the figures up. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129540/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:33:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115765/posts Sunday, October 26, 2008 Cincinnati — The campaign plane touches down and John McCain emerges to the booming chorus of “Eye of the Tiger” and the raucous cheers of 3,000 supporters. TV cameras record every “Joe the Plumber”-referencing moment by the Republican presidential nominee, whose airport rally will dominate local newscasts. At the same time, Bob Barr is making his own campaign appearance a few miles away. The Libertarian nominee for president from Cobb County is clearly outmanned — about 200 people have shown up for his speech at the University of Cincinnati student center. And outspent — his campaign... AJC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115765/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083884/posts Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr’s campaign filed suit Tuesday seeking to remove Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama from the ballot in Texas, alleging that the two major candidates missed the deadline for officially filing to be on the ballot. The lawsuit by the former Republican congressman from Georgia claims that neither McCain nor Obama met the requirement of Texas law that all candidates provide “written certification” of their nomination “before 5 p.m. on the 70th day before election day” because neither had been formally nominated by their respective parties in time. That would have been Aug. 25. Obama... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083884/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:43:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072050/posts Bob Barr saying that Gov. Palin is another Eagleton. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072050/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:21:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071820/posts While Zogby has McCain up by two today in a post-Palin bounce, there is one ominous line and statistic in the article: "Still, storm clouds remain on the horizon for the Republicans, a four-way horserace contest between McCain, Obama, Libertarian Bob Barr and liberal independent Ralph Nader shows....." ********** BARR: TOTAL: 5% DEMS: 2% GOPers: 4% INDIES: 11% Zogby http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071820/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:40:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067339/posts ATLANTA – Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman and the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, responds to concerns that he’ll siphon votes from Republican John McCain. “The fact of the matter is the Republican Party has problems that go far deeper than Bob Barr,” he said. Barr is fundraising in Georgia over the weekend. “Our goal is to impede the chances to be president for both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama,” Barr added. Barr is one of two former Georgia congressional representatives running on third party tickets. Cynthia McKinney is the Green Party’s presidential nominee. AccessNorthGeorgia.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067339/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:03:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064919/posts A majority of voters say Libertarian Bob Barr, a potential spoiler for Republican John McCain's presidential hopes, should be included in the three presidential debates scheduled in the fall between Barack Obama and Mr. McCain, a recent Zogby poll says.... The online poll of 3,339 likely voters found that 55 percent of voters nationwide - including 50 percent of Republicans and 69 percent of independents and 52 percent of Democrats - want Mr. Barr, a Republican turned Libertarian, to participate in presidential debates... Mr. Barr is sensitive to allegations that he is playing the same spoiler role for Republicans that... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064919/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057827/posts The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts announced today it is suing the Secretary of State's office for refusing to put Libertarian Bob Barr on the presidential ballot in November. http://www.boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057827/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 03:11:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050365/posts Squeezing his thumb and forefinger together in the back of a Manchester bar last night, Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr told a crowd of 80 that when it counts, there's that much difference between the Republicans and Democrats. Americans, he argued, are looking for something new. "The definition of throwing your vote away is to go into that voting booth and vote for one of two parties that will not change the direction this country's going in," Barr told a crowd of about 80 at Murphy's Taproom. "And that's the Republicans or Democrats." The Concord Monitor, Concord, NH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050365/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:28:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050011/posts In fact, as much as he despised Clinton, Barr thinks President Bush is worse. "What George W. Bush has done to the fabric of our constitutional government, to separation of powers, to a government of limited powers is absolutely unforgivable," he said. That prospect is greatest in Barr's home state of Georgia. Obama is already running ads targeting an untapped pool of African Americans and younger voters. State polls suggest Barr's single-digit following pulls mostly from McCain. "If Barr can win 5 or 6 points of the total vote -- it's an if but it's conceivable -- then Obama could... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050011/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042570/posts Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr tells the Brody File that when it comes to judges John McCain cannot be trusted. Basically what he is saying is that voters shouldn’t just accept the line that McCain will nominate judges like Roberts and Alito. Watch above [link in post #2]. Read below. Bob Barr: “I know that many conservatives for example say well we have to vote for McCain even though we don’t like him because he’ll give us better judges. Well, ask people to think a little bit about what they’re saying. John McCain gave us McCain/Feingold which is the most... Christian Broadcasting Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042570/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039907/posts For conservatives unhappy with McCain as our candidate, I’ve heard a few mention Bob Barr as an alternative for their protest votes. Make sure you know who your voting for before you do so, and make sure if your protest is that of principle that you share the same principles with whom you pull the lever for. For some conservatives, Bob Barr’s teamwork with the ACLU to fight against the Patriot Act and the NSA’s terrorist surveillance program is enough to drop consideration. He has also sided with the ACLU on the immigration issue, opposing local law enforcement from helping... Stop the ACLU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039907/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:04:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038257/posts Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, a former Georgia congressman, said today that the Republican Party has utterly failed to present a "new program, new leadership or vision." "What's wrong with John McCain is symptomatic of what's wrong with the Republican Party in these first years of the 21st century," Barr said on "Fox News Sunday." "They talk one thing but do something different, and that's become very obvious to the American people." Barr said that he tends to agree with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on issues of civil liberties, while he tends to agree with McCain, a senator from Arizona,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038257/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:53:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037772/posts He has been called a spoiler. A would-be Ralph Nader. A thorn in the side of Senator John McCain and the Republican establishment. None of it bothers Bob Barr, the former Republican congressman from Georgia turned Libertarian Party candidate for president, who gleefully recounted what he says a group of Republicans told him at a recent meeting in Washington: Don’t run. “ ‘Well, gee, you might take votes from Senator McCain,’ ” Mr. Barr said this week, mimicking one of the complainers, as he sat sipping Coca-Cola in his plush corner office, 12 stories above Atlanta. “They all said, ‘Look,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037772/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036425/posts John McCain's trailing Barack Obama in new poll by quite a solid margin. Is the presence of libertarian candidate Bob Barr in the election only adding to that deficit? Watch tonight, 7 and 9 ET. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036425/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:46:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts According to the video below, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has said that “many Republicans will vote for Libertarian candidates in House races.” The Washington Times is reporting that former House Whip Tom DeLay’s wife plans to pull the Bob Barr lever on Election Day: Tom DeLay will vote for John McCain but the former House Republican leader said his wife, Christine, is planning to vote for Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr. “I’m trying to convince my wife not to do that,” the Texas Republican told editors and reporters at The Washington Times on Friday. “She said it publicly... Third Party Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2019211/posts I'd like to ask my fellow FReepers what you think about the Presidential candidacy of Bob Barr? Given our current choices for President, Obama, Clinton & McCain, is Bob Barr a good alternative this year? I know no one will agree 100% with any candidate's positions. But, instead of not voting, would a vote for Bob Barr be an alternative you would consider? As a disappointed Republican, I'm considering going Libertarian this year. I like most of their positins, especially on safeguarding Liberty for All. I'm tired of carrying Big Brother with me everywhere I go. I'd like to see... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2019211/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 17:01:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026364/posts All part of his daring master plan to make his name as widely reviled among the right as Ralph Nader’s is among the left. Polls in Georgia and North Carolina over the last two weeks show Mr. Barr winning 8 percent and 6 percent respectively of the presidential vote, and in both cases helping keep likely Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama within striking distance of Mr. McCain in those states — which, taken together, account for more electoral votes than Florida, Pennsylvania or Ohio… [InsiderAdvantage pollster Matt] Towery said North Carolina and Georgia are exactly the places that Mr.... HotAir http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026364/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:53:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025920/posts Bob Barr's Libertarian presidential campaign is poised to play a serious role in this year's elections, with early polls showing him taking away enough votes from Sen. John McCain to give Democrats a chance to win states that should be safely Republican. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025920/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:10:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024645/posts So maybe it isn’t very “live and let live” for libertarians to assemble en masse in the hopes of exerting power. But some libertarians, feeling a little heady after their party’s national convention last weekend, are making a bold claim: this is the year their voting bloc will hold some serious sway in American politics. “We are in the beginning of a libertarian moment,” said Nick Gillespie, editor of Reason, the libertarian monthly. Meeting in Denver, the Libertarian Party chose as its new standard-bearer Bob Barr, the former four-term Republican congressman from Georgia who has already been branded a spoiler... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024645/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 05:31:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021953/posts What happened The Libertarian Party nominated former Republican Rep. Bob Barr (Ga.) as its 2008 presidential candidate at the Libertarian convention in Denver over the weekend. The party is already on the ballot in 28 states, and Barr said he will get on the ballot in at least 20 more. National polls put his support as high as 7 percent, but Barr said he is "in this to win,” not be “a spoiler.” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) What the commentators said Libertarians are touting the Barr-led ticket as their strongest yet, said Andrew Malcolm in the Los Angeles Times’ Top of... The Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021953/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 16:33:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021538/posts (CNN) – Former Rep. Bob Barr, the newly-selected Libertarian presidential nominee, rejected suggestions Monday that he could spoil his former party's chances of holding onto the White House. "There are two folks that are out to spoil the race here — it's Senator Obama and Senator McCain. They're setting out, I think, to spoil our chances," he told CNN's "American Morning." He added, "There are millions of voters out there that are not going to vote for Senator McCain, and we aim to reach those voters with the message of smaller government and more individual liberty." For years, Barr was... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021538/posts#comment Mon, 26 May 2008 18:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021189/posts Former Congressman plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate Denver - The Libertarian Party has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for president for the 2008 election. "I'm sure will we emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of the Libertarian Party," Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after being selected as the Party's nominee. "I want everybody to remember that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste one single day." More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the 26 for the 2008... LP.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021189/posts#comment Sun, 25 May 2008 21:49:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018488/posts The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll has shown a very close race between John McCain and Barack Obama. For most of the past week, they have been essentially tied with typically 4% of voters saying they prefer some other candidate and a similar number remaining undecided. A separate survey found slightly different results when third-party candidates were mentioned by name. In a four-way race, Obama earns 42% of the vote, McCain 38%, Bob Barr 6% and Ralph Nader 4%. Given those options, 11% were undecided. Barr and Nader were mentioned as candidates of the Libertarian Party and the Green... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018488/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 04:05:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016269/posts Former Republican congressman Robert Barr of Georgia recently announced he is running for president as a Libertarian. This is a formidable development, and it's by no means out of the question that Barr could attract enough otherwise conservative voters to defeat John McCain and put Barack Obama in the White House. Of course, Obama has his own problems with possible rivals on the left side of the political spectrum. That hardy perennial Ralph Nader has already made it clear that he intends to run, and while he may be old news, even a poor showing by Nader on Election Day... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016269/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2008 12:40:43 GMT