Recent content by stevedasbach

The more votes Barr gets in November, and the more his vote total exceeds Obama's margin of victory over McCain, the stronger Ron Paul's position will be in the post-election RP.

This is not correct. Barr voted for the House version of the bill (which included a sunset provision that Barr got inserted) so that he could be appointed to the House-Senate conference committee and make sure the sunset provision remained in the bill. He did this at the request of the ACLU and...

He has all but done this. If he goes any further, he risks losing his committee assignments and seniority.

It would be very difficult to devise a position on abortion that would be acceptable to both parties. IMO, that is the biggest stumbling block. My own experience while national chair and ED for the LP was that there was mutual respect and a spirit of cooperation between the leadership of most...

The actions mentioned were authorized by the LNC, which Barr served on. As I recall, he voted in favor of assiting the Paul campaign. He also voted with the majority that invited Dr. Paul to seek the LP nomination.

So why does the LP consistently get more votes than the CP?

While I'm strongly supporting Barr, I hope that everyone who prefers to vote for Baldwin will help make sure he is on the ballot. Likewise, I hope that Barr and/or LP supporters will donate to make sure Barr is on the ballot in 48-50 states + DC.

Barr led on ballots 1-2; Barr and Ruwart were tied on ballots 3-4, Ruwart led slightly (less than 10 votes as I recall) on the 5th ballot. Root was eliminated on the 5th ballot and endorsed Barr (just as previously eliminated candidates had endorsed Ruwart, Gravel, etc.). FYI: Most Root...

During the campaign, Root was persuaded that the Iraq war was a mistake. He changed his position a few months prior to the LP convention. If he hadn't, he wouldn't have come in third for President, nor would he have been selected as the VP candidate. Is his change in position sincere? Only time...

I'm a strong supporter of Bob Barr but I agree with Revolutionary8 100%. Candidates have to earn the support of voters -- you can't browbeat people into supporting the candidate YOU support. Let Barr supporters make the positive case for his candidacy -- let Baldwin supporters do the same...

Not according to Ballot Access News, which is the authority for tracking ballot access. As of May 1, the CP has ballot access in 19 states, and was finished petitioning in 3 others. Given their progress in petitioning, there is no way the CP is on the ballot currently in 40 states...

I think this makes it clear that Ron Paul considers voting for Bob Barr as one way people can advance the Revolution.

My wife and I voted for him in Falls Church, VA, so that's two.:)

When the politician leaves a party that regularly wins elections for one that doesn't, it is unlikely to be pandering. Running for President as a Libertarians well has cost Barr donors to his PAC, as well as legal and lobbying clients. There are no offseting gains for him. If he doesn't...

I'm pretty sure that Barr's position is similar to Paul's. I'll have to listen to that section again to make sure I didn't miss something.