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DEL.ICIO.USIt’s all about the tokens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Denver - There is a twist to this year’s Libertarian National Convention that truly makes it stand out from other political conventions.
Each of the 500-plus delegates were given a token when they arrived at the Sheraton.
The tokens are, well, gold for the presidential candidates here. They’re not really gold, of course, and they’re not even really tokens. They’re more like tickets, or as a fellow reporter described them, “They’re like Willy Wonka tickets.”
But they are awfully important for the candidates. To participate in tonight’s debate, which will be carried live on C-SPAN from 9 to 11 p.m. back in Atlanta, a candidate must collect 10 percent of all tokens by noon local time today (that’s 2 p.m. back in Georgia).
Candidates can narrow the field for the debate by collecting more than 10 percent, thereby denying other candidates the ability to get 10 percent.
More importantly, they must collect at least 30 tokens to be allowed to give a nominating speech Sunday before the actual vote.
Georgia’s Bob Barr, who is seeking the LP nomination, won’t say whether he has enough tokens yet, but he and his advisers indicate they think they’ll make it.
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
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