November 4, 2026
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In his column in Wisconsin’s Madison Capital Times, John Nichols asks, “Is Bob Barr Libertarian Enough?” Beneath that headline, he writes in part:
“In Wisconsin and most other states, the Libertarian Party has struggled in recent years to connect politically — not because its ideas are wrong but because so many of them are so right that they are ‘borrowed’ by Democrats and Republicans.…
Oregon’s Portland Tribune surveys the third-party field in the state’s open-seat Fifth U.S. House district race:
“The Libertarian Party nominated Steve Milligan, operations manager for an herbal manufacturer.…
The Oregonian profiles newly nominated Constitution Party Oregon U.S. Senate candidate Dave Brownlow, saying he is “a former Republican who once campaigned for Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore.,…
Comedy Central’s “Indecision 2008” satire has declared Bob Barr the New Ron Paul.
Are you suffering from Post-Paul Depression Disorder? Missing the endless entertainment offered up by crazed internet bullies clamoring for their chance to change every topic of conversation into a pro-Ron Paul diatribe?
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The mainstream media rarely give third-party and independent candidates a fair shake — hence the need for sites like IPR and Third Party Watch. But the new media — the online media — is supposed to give candidates and parties the coverage they deserve.…
Press release issued by the Barr campaign:
Washington, DC — Washington is filled with rumors of pending American or Israeli military action against Iran, says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for President.…
When Republicans and Democrats need professionally prepared video, they have any number of companies they can turn to. In more local races these candidates may have to turn to volunteers to create this sort of video.…
Writes Dave Weigel, associate editor of Reason, for the American Spectator.
A little more than a month ago, after former Rep. Bob Barr started to edge into the Libertarian Party’s presidential race, I had an idea.
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Earlier, IPR reported on John Murphy’s statement on Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) call to impeach President Bush. Now a second third-party candidate for Congress has endorsed Kucinich’s articles of impeachment; Thomas Knapp of Missouri.…