[mnehring]

Kind of ironic coming from someone who claims to be for ballot access.

[pissant]

No irony if you realize his goal is to help his fellow anti-war stooge, Obama.

[higgmeister]

Kind of ironic coming from someone who claims to be for ballot access.

That was exactly my first thought.

The LP has fought the battle to end the exclusionary laws and get on the ballot in almost every state and then pull this stupid stunt. No wonder they can't reach the critical mass.

I am ever more certain they will only split the Democratic vote this election cycle.

[Night Conservative]

Kind of ironic coming from someone who claims to be for ballot access.

You're the one who said Barr should play by the rules. What makes the republicans and democrats above the law? All they had to do was meet a simple filing deadline and they failed.

[Verginius Rufus]

The Libertarian Party has been on the ballot in Texas at least 6 times in Presidential elections and has never received as much as 1% of the vote...so Barr is trying to deny 99% of the voters of Texas a chance to vote for the candidate they want. Insane.

If Barr was allowed to garner Texas' 34 electoral votes in this way, and neither of the major candidates was able to reach 270 without Texas, then the House of Representatives would decide. Some states which normally vote Republican have Democratic majorities among their House delegations, and other states are evenly split, so it would be hard for McCain to reach a majority. But I can't see the people of the United States allowing such a circus to take place. The last time the House decided an election was in 1825 following the 1824 election, when the first party system (Federalists vs. Jeffersonian Republicans) had broken down. In that case no one had close to 50% of the popular vote, whereas it is quite possible that McCain will pass 50% of the popular vote.