Many radicals assumed that so long as Wayne Allyn Root and Bob Barr could not combine for at least 50% after several ballots, the nomination would eventually go to Mary Ruwart.…
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Wayne Allyn Root wins vice-presidential nomination
By Trent Hill on May 25, 2008 8:10 PM
Wayne Allyn Root just won the vice-presidential nomination. I don’t have solid numbers here, but I will post them when I get them.
So it’s final.…
Barr wins Libertarian presidential nomination on 6th ballot
By Fred Church Ortiz on May 25, 2008 7:14 PM
Bob Barr will be the 2008 Libertarian presidential nominee. Ballot-Access News has reported full vote totals for each round of voting, with the final decisive vote being:
Bob Barr: 324
Mary Ruwart: 276
NOTA: 26
The order of elimination was:
1st Round: Jingozian eliminated (endorsing Gravel), Smith eliminated (opposing Barr)
2nd Round: Kubby eliminated (endorsing Ruwart)
3rd Round: Phillies eliminated (no endorsement)
4th Round: Gravel eliminated (according to a comment on BAN, endorsing Barr over Ruwart if Root eliminated
5th Round: Root eliminated (endorsing Barr, going for VP)
6th Round: Barr wins nomination
The VP selection process is currently ongoing.…
Mary Ruwart nominates Steve Kubby
By Trent Hill on May 25, 2008 7:09 PM
Mary Ruwart just nominated Steve Kubby for Vice-President. Her comments seemed to indicate that she thought a “radical” would balance the Bob Barr ticket very well.…
Bob Barr wins Libertarian Party nomination
By Trent Hill on May 25, 2008 7:02 PM
Former congresscritter Bob Barr just secured the nomination of the Libertarian Party, shortly after defeating party-activist Mary Ruwart by 8% or 48 votes.
Barr was endorsed on the 5th ballot by Wayne Root, who was hoping for the Vice-Presidential nomination, though that has yet to be voted upon.…
IPR Readers Poll: Barr and Kubby win debate
By Austin Cassidy on May 25, 2008 12:03 PM
Following last night’s Presidential debate at the LP convention in Denver, we posted a poll for IPR readers. Over 100 people voted in this unscientific survey are here are the results…
Bob Barr – 29 votes (27%)
Steve Kubby – 27 votes (25%)
Mary Ruwart – 22 votes (21%)
Mike Gravel – 16 votes (15%)
Wayne Root – 7 votes (7%)
George Phillies – 4 votes (4%)
Michael Jingozian – 1 vote (1%)…
Some impressions from the debate
By Austin Cassidy on May 25, 2008 3:43 AM
I sat in on our live chatroom during the LP debate tonight and it was interesting to see the reactions people were having. What follows is a mixture of my own impressions mixed with those of the rest of the folks in the room.…
What happens if Barr is nominated?
By Austin Cassidy on May 25, 2008 3:43 AM
Clearly some people are so strongly against Bob Barr that they will not accept him as the LP nominee under any circumstances. We heard it during the live chat tonight and someone just sent me this video, which further highlights the deep animosity…
(I don’t get the “Dob Darr” part – are delegates planning to cast gag votes for Dob Darr or something?)…
Links on the Baldwin campaign site
By Trent Hill on May 25, 2008 12:42 AM
Chuck Baldwin, the presidential candidate of the Constitution Party, just launched his campaign officially by pulishing his full site. Although it is by no means finished, it certainly gives us a few clues about his future campaign.…