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Old 06-23-2008, 01:41 PM
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Bob Barr has been all over the airwaves in the past few days. He is making a legitimate push in key conservative states. Is he a spoiler? He has hired Perot's compaign manager from 1992 and wants to make this election "competitive".

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Republicans have something else to worry about besides the war in Iraq, the economy and President Bush. Former Republican congressman Bob Barr is running as a Libertarian candidate for president. Some in the GOP are worried Barr’s candidacy will take away conservative votes from John McCain.

They fear that the Barr factor combined with high turnout and enthusiasm among the Democratic base could spell trouble for McCain. One Republican says he doesn’t think Barr would get more than 4 percent of the vote… but that might be enough in some states.

And some Democrats agree… saying that Republicans are crazy if they aren’t worried about Barr - who was the first lawmaker to call for Bill Clinton’s resignation over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He also made a name for himself fighting against the loosening of drug laws and supporting gun rights. The Libertarian Party is already on the ballot in 30 states - and is aiming for the other 20.

Not everyone is worried though. Newt Gingrich says “no reasonable conservative is going to vote for anyone except McCain.” And Barr himself insists he won’t play the role of a spoiler - he says that if McCain loses, it will be due to his own message and vision.

It’s worth remembering Bill Clinton won the presidency twice without ever getting a majority of the popular vote because of the third party candidate Ross Perot.
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A vote for Barr is a vote for the radical leftist policies of Obama. Guess that doesn't matter to Barr.
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Bob Barr has been all over the airwaves in the past few days. He is making a legitimate push in key conservative states. Is he a spoiler? He has hired Perot's compaign manager from 1992 and wants to make this election "competitive".
Ssshhh, don't give away our secret weapon.
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I can't imagine him ever gaining enough traction to be any kind of spoiler.
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He's not a true conservative if he's trying to ruin things for his party.
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the party is already ruined with the candidate they are allowing to run in mccain, not to mention dubya was just in the white house and had a horrible run under the republican name.

the repubs trotted out the guy who would help obama the most. after the loss they need to begin rebuilding the party.
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the party is already ruined with the candidate they are allowing to run in mccain, not to mention dubya was just in the white house and had a horrible run under the republican name.

the repubs trotted out the guy who would help obama the most. after the loss they need to begin rebuilding the party.
Sure, you guys just go ahead and give away all our secret ways that Obama will win the election!
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the party is already ruined with the candidate they are allowing to run in mccain, not to mention dubya was just in the white house and had a horrible run under the republican name.

the repubs trotted out the guy who would help obama the most. after the loss they need to begin rebuilding the party.
Who says we're gonna lose? And Bush did not have a "horrible run". Ask most republicans.
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He's not a true conservative if he's trying to ruin things for his party.
If he's not a true conservative, then what is he? a half-baked conservative?

And his party is the Libertarian Party. Just how is he trying to ruin things for the Libertarian Party?
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He's not a true conservative if he's trying to ruin things for his party.
Not a true conservative? Bob Barr is more conservative in his pinky than McCain is in his whole body. I question the "conservatives" who will vote for McCain despite McCain's obvious liberal leanings just to stay within party lines.
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