For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Show hosts Barr for a full-hour special Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, will be a guest on the Glenn Beck show this Thursday, Aug. 28. This hour-long special will come at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, and will feature Bob for the entire hour. […]
Press Releases and Party News
Barr Only Presidential Candidate on Texas Ballot
For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Republicans, Democrats miss deadline to file presidential candidates in Texas Bob Barr is slated to be the only presidential candidate on the ballot in Texas after Republicans and Democrats missed the Aug. 26 deadline to file in the state. “Unless the state of Texas violates its own election […]
I used to like Obama, but…
From Volunteer Coordinator Austin Petersen: This past weekend at 10AM an Obama supporter dropped by my apartment. A quiet voice from my speaker system asked if I would be voting for Obama in the coming election. “I’ll be right there,” I said. I rushed to find all the appropriate Bob Barr literature I could get […]
Barr Reaches 11 Percent in State Poll
For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 26, 2008 While Senators John McCain and Barack Obama spar over their houses and their vice president picks, Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr picks up steam in several battleground states that will play a key role in determining the outcome of the November election. “It’s hard to ignore the […]
Biden?
A text message arrived at my phone this morning announced that Democratic Senator Barack Obama had selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. I looked at it, said, "No surprise there," and went back to sleep.
Send Iraqi-U.S. Troop Agreement to Congress, Says Bob Barr
For Immediate Release Saturday, August 23, 2008 It is up to Congress, with constitutional authority over war and treaties, to decide on the length of America’s commitment ‘The Bush administration reportedly has reached an agreement to keep U.S. combat troops in Iraq until the end of 2011,” says Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party’s nominee for […]
Reason takes a hard look at the LP
Dave Weigel, an associate editor of Reason magazine, has recently penned a fantastic article on the Libertarian Party and the potential it has with nominee Bob Barr at the top of the ticket. The highlight of the article was the focus on the success of the Libertarian message in transforming Barr, who once was […]
Barr: “I Get No Respect”
Though this may be true in respect to Senators John McCain and Barack Obama (just look at what McCain is doing in PA), this statement just happened to be one line from Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr’s comedy routine Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Speaking at Stu Bykofsky’s annual "Candidates’ Comedy Night," Barr brought down […]
McCain and Republican Party Try to Block Barr From Ballot
For Immediate Release Thursday, August 21, 2008 McCain contradicts 2000 pledge to never use supporters to keep candidates from ballot Bob Barr’s presidential campaign has recently learned of an action by the McCain campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party to have Barr removed from the state’s ballot, this despite McCain’s promise in the 2000 election […]
Shadow Debate
Not exactly as sinister as it sounds, but Michael Munger, the Libertarian candidate for governor in North Carolina, will be holding his own debate where he will respond to questions that he did not get a chance answer after being excluded from gubernatorial debates. Munger, chair of the Political Science Department at Duke University, held […]
Barr Calls to Sell Off Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Taxpayers at risk while McCain and Obama argue over Paris Hilton ads ‘The American people cannot afford to keep bailing out big businesses, lenders, investment bankers, and brokers who made big mistakes,’ says Bob Barr.’With bad financial news continuing to pile up, officials at the Treasury Department and […]
Latest Poll: Majority Want Libertarian Bob Barr Included in Presidential Debates
For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 19, 2008 55 percent of likely voters want Bob Barr included in the debates A recently released poll by Zogby International shows that a majority of American voters want Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr included in the presidential debates. Barr, currently polling at 6 percent nationally, would need to meet […]