Several delegates have said they’ve been pleasantly surprised with Steve Kubby‘s performance at the convention.
“He looks healthy, and he has a lot of enthusiasm,” said one delegate.…
Posts tagged as “Mary Ruwart”
Pollster: Ruwart will win LP nomination
By Administrative Team on May 24, 2008 3:48 AM
From LewRockwell.com:
Libertarian pollster Rolf Lindgren predicts the results of the LP nominating convention:
1. Mary Ruwart
2. Bob Barr
3. Wayne Allyn Root
4.…
More photos from the LP Convention
By Austin Cassidy on May 23, 2008 10:15 PM
G.E. had the chance to snap a few photos today and he passed them along to me to share with the readers of IPR. It’s nice to get a look at one of the other candidates, besides Bob Barr.…
Lee Wrights to run for LNC at-large
By Administrative Team on May 23, 2008 9:39 PM
Lee Wrights, campaign manager for Mary Ruwart, has announced his candidacy for LNC at-large representative. Earlier today, Mr. Wrights fell short by two votes in his LNC regional representative bid, losing to Bob Barr and Stewart Flood.…
Barr defeats Lee Wrights for LNC
By Austin Cassidy on May 23, 2008 4:39 PM
I just heard from someone that Bob Barr defeated Lee Wrights, of the Mary Ruwart campaign, for a seat on the Libertarian National Committee. The margin of victory was pretty close, apparently Barr won by only two votes.…
Who has the friends to back them up?
By Austin Cassidy on May 22, 2008 12:04 AM
As we’re fast approaching the kick-off the Libertarian convention in Denver, I decided to take a final look around at the candidates and their websites. Many are now linking to their respective Facebook and MySpace profiles, so I decided to click through to each of those and count up who has the most friends.…
Root, Gravel, Barr forum hosted by Reason
By Administrative Team on May 21, 2008 6:43 AM
Yesterday, Wayne Allyn Root, Mike Gravel, and Bob Barr participated in a forum moderated by Dave Weigel, associate editor of Reason. The American Spectator reports.…
David Nolan on Richard Viguerie
By Fred Church Ortiz on May 21, 2008 1:36 AM
Libertarian Party founder David Nolan has written a short article connecting several of the recent controversies in the LP. A list of topics covered would spoil the entire piece (hint: check the tags), so here’s the gist in Nolan’s own words:
Clearly, Barr and Viguerie are attempting to gain control of the LP so that Barr can campaign on a conservative/libertarian hybrid platform and Viguerie can extend his fundraising empire into the libertarian quadrant of the political universe.
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Candidates protest to chair on LP keynote speaker selection
By Thomas L. Knapp on May 20, 2008 11:21 PM
In a letter sent to Libertarian Party chairman Bill Redpath earlier this evening, three LP presidential candidates — Steve Kubby, George Phillies and Mary Ruwart — protest the selection of fellow candidate Bob Barr‘s campaign finance advisor, Richard Viguerie, as keynote speaker for the party’s 2008 national convention and suggest a substitution.…