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Monday, June 2, 2008
View from Britain: Don’t underestimate Bob Barr
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Economist magazine says former congressman Bob Barr, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. President may tap into deep GOP discontent, just as did the candidacy of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.
“Barr and the Libertarian Party, as well as Paul, are both imperfect vehicles for all this pent-up anger. But they are vehicles nonetheless,” the magazine writes. “Libertarians claim that they will put their candidate on the ballot in 48 states, as they did in 2004. They have already managed 28. “Barr claims that (admittedly sparse) polls give him 6-8 percent of the electorate. He could do particularly well in his native Georgia and the libertarian-leaning West. That could hurt McCain badly in states like Colorado and Nevada, which he needs to hold on to.”
Should Barr be taken seriously as a potential spoiler for John McCain’s candidacy?
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Can Dem split be healed?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The end to a contentious campaign appears clear and near with Sen. Barack Obama likely clinching the Democratic nomination for president.
The question now is can the Democratic split be healed? What will it take? Is a Obama-Clinton ticket possible or highly unlikely?
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