[dawn53]

Mr. Badnarik has also made a concerted appeal for the votes of Muslims and of other Arab-Americans. Last week he attended the national convention of the American Muslim Alliance in Orlando. Mr. Badnarik accepted an award from the group and endorsed its complaints about government-backed discrimination against those of the Islamic faith.

Since the MSM has told us that Muslims are voting for Kerry this year, how is this going to hurt Bush. (end/sarcasm)

[Tijeras_Slim]

Should'nt this be posted under humor?

[Huck]

This time, however, the spoiler may not be Ralph Nader, but a man whose name most voters have never heard.

Yeah right. I think the LP will do even worse than they did in 2000, when I voted for them.

[asgardshill]

The danger for the GOP, the professor said, is especially great this year in states where Mr. Nader is not on the ballot. "It creates a drain on Republican voters that the Democrats aren't experiencing," Mr. Jacobs said.

That giant sucking sound you hear is all the credibility of this story swirling down the drain. Hel-LO? Ralph NADER?

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

They see the president as a federalizer. You've got the debt. You've got 'No Child Left Behind.' You've got the new Medicare entitlement. You've got the Patriot Act.

Republicans ought to take heed. They are no longer the party of small government and low spending.

[Sooth2222]

In 2000, Libertarian Harry Browne was on 50 state ballots and received all of 384,431 votes nationally, or 0.36% of the vote. This was the second time that Browne ran for President as a Libertarian. In 1996, Browne received a total of 485,798 votes or 0.50%.

At best, Michael Badnarik is a Harry Browne without the charisma!

So the writer thinks that Michael Badnarik will get receive more votes than Harry Browne??? I really doubt it!

[G.Mason]

"Just as in 2000, a third-party candidate could tip the balance in this year's presidential contest. This time, however, the spoiler may not be Ralph Nader, but a man whose name most voters have never heard."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

If that line doesn't qualify this as "humor", there is no such thing.

[aspiring.hillbilly]

The libertarian party is totally pathetic for getting votes. The party name is wrong, wrong and gives a bad message since it is derived from the dreaded L word. And they got to stop being a haven for those who want only to legalize dope. Their policy of open unlimited immigration is pathetic. Nevertheless they got some good points but need an extreme makeover to become a national political force..

[Drango]

Losertarians are worse than the French.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Election spoiler? This guy will be lucky to have his name as a trivia question.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"This time, however, the spoiler may not be Ralph Nader, but a man whose name most voters have never heard."

So, roughly a month before the vote and no one knows him, yet he's the spoiler?

[robertpaulsen]

"... the Arizona Libertarian Party filed suit against Arizona State University ... that the school's sponsorship of the debate amounts to an illegal use of state resources to advance the two major political parties."

"The university has replied that the costs of the event are being borne by private donors."

Geez, with an organization like this behind the candidate, he can't lose!

[Kerfuffle]

Darn those Libertarians, voting their conscience and all. They must be stopped!

[Little Ray]

The Libertarians I know are voting for Bush.

[Fatalis]

Other observers say, however, that the Libertarians have new energy this year.

Their dope got stronger.

[FesterUSMC]

Notice how the democrats used NAZI tactics and faught Nader off ballots and the republics didn't do it to the other guy.

[nonkultur]

Republicans to Libertarians = "Good Luck"
Democrats to Ralph Nader = "Die Trator"

[AmericanChef]

-"...a man whose name most voters have never heard."-

This they call a spoiler? Wishful thinking.

[patricktschetter]

Mr. Jacobs also said that Libertarian candidates in 2002 appeared to have tipped statewide races against the Republicans in Oregon and South Dakota.

If he's referring to the Libertarian candidate for Congress in South Dakota, I know the guy (he's a friend of mine and at one time was my high school math teacher.) He stepped out of the contest with a few weeks to go and asked his supporters to vote for John Thune. Not his fault that people voted for him anyway.

[null and void]

Maybe. But THIS Libertarian isn't voting for him.

Walk away from the war on terror and open the boarders even wider?

I don't think so!