Video from CNN Newsroom
Bob Barr appeared on CNN Newsroom this evening. The spoiler issue was brought up. Bob answered, “This is precisely the problem with the two-party system that we have here. They are always looking for someone to blame, other than themselves.” He added, “This preemptive blaming doesn’t do either party very well. It’s an awfully weak [...]
Zogby: Barr at 6% nationwide
A new Zogby poll shows Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr at 6% nationwide with healthy numbers among independent voters:
Bob Barr receives the support of 7% of voters who identify themselves as conservative or very conservative voters. Barr gets 43% of libertarians and 11% of independents.
These numbers are very encouraging. Bob’s message of Liberty for America [...]
Media reminder: Barr on This Week
Bob will appear on This Week with George Stephanopoulos this Sunday, July 6th at 11am (EST). Video will be posted here on the blog shortly thereafter.
Have a great Independence Day!
Independence Day with Bob Barr
If you are in the Atlanta area tomorrow, stop by Atlantic Station and listen Bob Barr give a speech at the opening of the Millennium Gate.
Libertarian Party candidate for President Bob Barr will be delivering a speech at the dedication ceremony for the Millennium Gate, on Friday, July 4. The dedication ceremony will begin [...]
Debunking the “spoiler” myth
It is time to put the “spoiler” argument to rest. The most recent poll out of North Carolina shows that Bob Barr is appealing to both Republicans, Democrats and independent minded voters.
Take a look at the crosstabs. Bob Barr appeals to 4 percent of both Republicans and Democrats. We can also lay claim to [...]
Cutting taxes encourages giving
Below is a press release sent out today from the campaign concerning recent news that Americans gave more than $300 billion to private charities in 2007.
“One of America’s great strengths has always been the willingness of Americans to organize to solve social problems,” notes Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for president. The great [...]
Barr at 5% in North Carolina
A new poll coming out of North Carolina today shows Libertarian nominee Bob Barr with 5% of the vote:
In a survey by the Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee had 45 percent, while the Democrat had 41 percent and Libertarian Bob Barr had 5 percent. Nine percent were undecided.
As the [...]
Barr: Congress abandons Liberty and Privacy
Writing over at the Huffington Post, Bob Barr explains how Congress has sold out Liberty and the American People with the recent FISA deal:
Given the facts that the war is open-ended–when will terrorism actually be “defeated”?–and that the American homeland is a battlefield, the president essentially claimed to possess unlimited power. The Republican Congress simply [...]
Barr interviewed by GQ
Bob Barr recently answered some tough questions from GQ. He was asked about his change of heart on a few different issues such as Iraq, the PATRIOT Act and about what role government should play in our lives. Below are some excerpts.
On Iraq:
You have opposed the Bush administration on a number of issues, including the [...]
Barr discusses presidential run with CNN
Bob Barr was on CNN today with Mark Preston to discuss some of the issues that have presented themselves over the last few years as well as this election, such as privacy and spending:
So why did Barr abandon the Republican Party in 2006?
“It probably wasn’t any one thing,” he said during our conversation [...]








