NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW:

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr says Republicans are so afraid that he will spoil things for Sen. John McCain that the Republican presidential nominee is shadowing him, scheduling appearances in battleground states to match Mr. Barr’s own campaign events.

Keith Smiley/The Washington Times THREE’S A CROWD: Bob Barr says he wants to show Americans that they have another choice.

“I suppose it’s a compliment,“ Mr. Barr told editors and reporters at The Washington Times. “It confirms that the states where we are spending our time are really the critical ones, in which the gaps between Senators McCain and [Barack] Obama are smaller than what we are polling.

“The two states we just found out about today are Ohio and New Hampshire, where McCain apparently added stops to his schedule in order to shadow us,“ said Mr. Barr, who in months past had polled in the high single digits in some states.

thanks slide. I like Barr better than any candidate running this year. I am seriously considering voting for him. But the last paragraph is what keeps me from doing that. “the high single digits”????? I’m sorry…there’s no way anyone is going to win an election polling a whopping 9% two weeks out from election day. And while I really want to vote for Barr, I just can’t take a chance on helping the Obamination get elected.

fromtheslide - 23 October 2008 08:43 AM

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW:

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr says Republicans are so afraid that he will spoil things for Sen. John McCain that the Republican presidential nominee is shadowing him, scheduling appearances in battleground states to match Mr. Barr’s own campaign events.

Keith Smiley/The Washington Times THREE’S A CROWD: Bob Barr says he wants to show Americans that they have another choice.

“I suppose it’s a compliment,“ Mr. Barr told editors and reporters at The Washington Times. “It confirms that the states where we are spending our time are really the critical ones, in which the gaps between Senators McCain and [Barack] Obama are smaller than what we are polling.

“The two states we just found out about today are Ohio and New Hampshire, where McCain apparently added stops to his schedule in order to shadow us,“ said Mr. Barr, who in months past had polled in the high single digits in some states.

Do you have any verifiable info on how Barr is polling vs. Nader?  lol

WythevilleMom - 23 October 2008 09:55 AM

fromtheslide - 23 October 2008 08:43 AM

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW:

Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr says Republicans are so afraid that he will spoil things for Sen. John McCain that the Republican presidential nominee is shadowing him, scheduling appearances in battleground states to match Mr. Barr’s own campaign events.

Keith Smiley/The Washington Times THREE’S A CROWD: Bob Barr says he wants to show Americans that they have another choice.

“I suppose it’s a compliment,“ Mr. Barr told editors and reporters at The Washington Times. “It confirms that the states where we are spending our time are really the critical ones, in which the gaps between Senators McCain and [Barack] Obama are smaller than what we are polling.

“The two states we just found out about today are Ohio and New Hampshire, where McCain apparently added stops to his schedule in order to shadow us,“ said Mr. Barr, who in months past had polled in the high single digits in some states.

Do you have any verifiable info on how Barr is polling vs. Nader?  lol

An insult from an apparent “Washington establishment” supporter probably doesn’t carry the same effect that it used to have.  Had the two major parties not been afraid of the third party contingency, they would have allowed their participation in debates to truly highlight differences.

It’s sad that the myth of the USA being a “two-party” government is still being spread. Just last night, on the CBS evening news, the perky Katie Couric was reporting that “both candidates” did something or other. Sorry I can’t be more specific, but I lost interest. The story contained two of my least favorite things….politicians and Katie Couric. So, the media perpetuates the myth that there are only 2 candidates.

Then I was thinking. I seem to vividly remember my Social Studies classes in school teaching that America is a “two-party” system. No wonder these third parties don’t stand a chance. Are we as a country really so stupid that we can’t handle more than 2 candidates?