to his campaign.

He can do more damage in some parts Barack couldn't touch.

This should get interesting.

This is good news, not quite on the Perot level, but promising nonetheless.

Wohooo!!!!!

The looney right loves Barr. This is so good!

Could the stars FINALLY align for the Dems this year?

Bob Barr, if he gets the nod from the Ron Paul-ites (I have zero idea if that's a shot), could do major damage to McCain out west.   We're already poised to take Colorado thanks to Obama, this gets us a shot at Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota to boot.

Go Barr Go!

Barr win = democrat win.

Yes.

Get this man in the debates.

Great news for Obama!

This is excellent news for Democrats. :^)

Barr will surely take more votes from Bush/McCain than Nader will from Obama.

The general election may end up:

1. Obama

2. Barr
   
3. McCain

OK, I'm just kidding.  But this is good news.

Never thought I'd say this, but thank you, Bob Barr!

he will keep the heat on McPain.

Is it realistically possible for Barr to surpass even 5%?

This is the one time on this site hearing "Every vote counts" is music to my ears!

Libertarianism is actually even stronger in the mountain west; a credible candidate could pull 5 percent there, for sure

And that looks helpful to Barack Obama as well

Whooo hoo!!!

Donate to Bob Barr!! Get the dollars out.

Bob Barr is doing more to help the Democratic Party and Barack Obama than Joe Lieberman.  It makes me sick seeing Loserman with McCain every time I turn on the TV.  

If Ron Paul sends his faithful to support Bob Barr then this could make a real dent in the election. To be fair, some of Barr's support would come from Obama supporters; there are a lot of people in this country attracted to Obama precisely because he does not have the classic notion of experience. But I suspect he pulls more from the right than the left. He may even get many Christian conservatives who revere him for the Clinton impeachment.

I did not watch the entire or even most of the libertarian convention, but during the time I did watch McCain was the only other candidate discussed - and not in a good way.  A gentleman got up on a chair and announced that under no circumstances should anyone vote for McCain.

Speaking of, on tonight's news they were talking about McCain's brokeback bar-b-que and showed him walking down some stairs wearing a lime green sweatshirt.  He looked quite feeble and I saw a hand holding him up or helping him down the stairs.  I think that video would worry a lot of voters.

to McCain. It would be great if he could be part of the debates. Everyone who can afford it should donate to his campaign. I know some of the RedState jackasses donate to Nader every four years, so we might as well return the favor.

Would it actually benefit us to donate to the libertarian campaign?  I feel like even though they appeal to a niche of voters we ourselves are unlikely to influence, dollar for dollar our contributions would be better put in the DNC, DSCC, DCCC or the GE funds.  Am I wrong?

He should draw a fair number of votes in OR and WA.  A good amount of the state parties in both places has a libertarian bent (Paul finished a close 3rd in the WA Caucuses and got 16% in the OR Primary).  In fact, if you want top know why the OR R's are declining, embracing a social conservative message has absolutely killed them in Portland and Eugene.

Good it will give the Republican knuckleheads something to complain about in 2008 as Democrats did with Nader in 2000. You know all those Jewish voters for Buchanan in Florida stole the election right?

Meanwhile in the Obama White House...

$50 for Bob Barr.  Expensive primary season for me :(

Maybe Bob Barr will offsets the losses we're sure to experience because of the Clintons' destructive tactics.  We can only hope.

A third party candidate can qualify for an appearance at the GE debates if one of three situations occur.

1) He or she is financially viable (that's what got Perot in in '92)

2) He or she leads in any one state according to a reputable poll

3) He or she is at 15% nationwide in a reputable poll

It seems to me that if we want Barr in the debate with Obama and McBush, we should get the message out to Democrats in a small blue state, like RI, and tell them to say to pollsters they're voting for Barr.  Then, we let Barr do all the damage he possibly can to the Rethug candidate on a national stage.

Save the money for OUR candidates, and don't put any critical states in percieved or actual play.

Had a dozen of the Democrats in the US Senate plus Susan Collins,Olympia Snowe,Arlen Specter,Jim Jeffords,and Lincoln Chaffee's father listened to Bob Barr and Ken Starr, Al Gore would have been President. He would have pardoned Bill Clinton from any federal persecutions. He would have selected Hillary Clinton as his Vice President.
An Al Gore-Hillary Clinton ticket in 2000 would have defeated Bush-Cheney. Al Gore would have had the incumbency advantage. and