AND THE WINNER OF THE THIRD PARTY COMPETITION WAS ...

Neal Nuze ^ | 11/4/04 | Neal Boortz

[NotchJohnson]

AND THE WINNER OF THE THIRD PARTY COMPETITION WAS ...

The Libertarian Party.

Throughout the election the media fed us information about Ralph Nader. Ralph this. Ralph that. You hardly knew that the Libertarians were in the race. The results now show that the Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian candidate, received more votes than Nader.

I wonder how the Libertarians would have done if their candidate was willing to protect America from Islamic terrorists?

[WildTurkey]

Yes. I finally got it from B's site. He only pulled 0.4% and also less than Nader in Nevada.

His goal was to kill Nevada and New Mexico for Bush and he failed.

[Moonman62]

The results are pitiful for both guys. It clearly falls within the margin of error for people who mistakenly vote for the wrong guy.

[WildTurkey]

How did Peroutka do? Did he, at least, beat Nader?

Funniest post of the day!

[Cultural Jihad]

The results now show that the Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian candidate, received more votes than Nader.

According to C-SPAN, the UberKonservative Ralph Nader received 397,464 votes, while according to the morally-liberal LP's own press release, Badnarik received "about 379,000" votes. Must be new math. If you look state by state, the UberKonservative Ralph Nader was pulling in 3 to 1, and even 16 to 1 better than the morally-liberal LP.

[Capitalism2003]

The LP got nearly 400,000 votes...not enough to put a dent in the Bush/Kerry margin, but still more than every other third party combined.

Nice to know we have so many liberty-minded people in America.

[CWOJackson]

Ah, but the losertarians may still have another victory under their belt. In Washington state it looks like the liberels bests friends in the voting both are going to succeed in throwing the race for governor to an extreme liberal. It's kind of a shame, the Republican candidate was an outstanding lower tax Conservative, Christian, family man. But he's an evil Republican so the LP'ers voted against him in protest. For them the thought of actually having a lower taxes Conservative, Christian family man running the state is too terrible to accept.

[WildTurkey]

The LP got nearly 400,000 votes...not enough to put a dent in the Bush/Kerry margin, but still more than every other third party combined. Nice to know we have so many liberty-minded people in America.

Try 379K. LESS than Nader's 394K. And Nader was not on 22 states including CA. Nader ran 3:1 ahead of Badnarik face to face, even in Liberty-minded Nevada.

[WildTurkey]

hmmm. Record number of voters and LP total vote tally went Down.

[12 Gauge Mossberg]

I believe Libertarian position is give me back my tax money and leave the Constitution alone.

First, they have to get elected to office.

Pretty hard to fund military or defend the Patiot act in that light. But maybe I don't know what they really stand for.

First, they have to get elected to office.

[12 Gauge Mossberg]

The trend is clear, and should evoke laughter

LOLOLOLOLOL

[WildTurkey]

For them the thought of actually having a lower taxes Conservative, Christian family man running the state is too terrible to accept.

I think it was the thought of having legal weed and same-sex marriage.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Ah, but the losertarians may still have another victory under their belt. In Washington state it looks like the liberels bests friends in the voting both are going to succeed in throwing the race for governor to an extreme liberal. It's kind of a shame, the Republican candidate was an outstanding lower tax Conservative, Christian, family man. But he's an evil Republican so the LP'ers voted against him in protest. For them the thought of actually having a lower taxes Conservative, Christian family man running the state is too terrible to accept.

I believe ALL these so-called third party candidates are kooks.

[t_skoz]

Gay marriage is not a libertarian issue. I am Christian, pro-life, and against gay marriage. In fact, I am against any government involvement in marriage whatsoever. However, I don't think we should make 2 wrongs into, well... 2 wrongs, just to give gov't more power, the power to do something that the 9th and 10th Amendment should take care of anyway. Say NO to more nanny state government, say no to DOMA / FMA!

PS- I am all about putting troops on our borders, FWIW! Close the borders now!

[kevkrom]

The LP got 376,000 votes, or about .3 per cent

And Nader, as an independent, beat them by about 20,000 votes. In most states Nader ran in, he had more votes than Badnarik and Peroutka combined -- and usually by roughly a factor of two.

[sinkspur]

All third parties, combined, drew less than a million votes.

Third party participation continues to decline, precipitously.

[t_skoz]

"In most states Nader ran in, he had more votes than Badnarik and Peroutka combined -- and usually by roughly a factor of two."

hooray for socialism!

/sarcasm

[kevkrom]

I'm just pointing out that Boortz's premise is incorrect. When the LP and CP went head-to-head with Nader, they lost big. No way is that a "3rd party competition" win.

The LP and CP were exposed for the fringe groups that they are.

[Lurking Libertarian]

The LP and CP were exposed for the fringe groups that they are.

I am a small-l libertarian, and I think Badnarik is a nut job. Imagine what normal people must think of him! :-)

[Capitalism2003]

still, I think the GOP could use an extra 379,000 votes in 06'. It would be enough to push republicans over the edge in close states and give them a rock solid 60 vote majority. If Bush governs as a true conservative starting NOW by making serious spending reductions, it will happen.

[t_skoz]

I think that the polerization of this election can account for a bunch of the numbers. Don't forget that a lot of LP and CP members are really just mildly pissed-off uberconservatives. John Kerry is uberdisgusting and uberscary!