Libertarian
Party selects Bob Barr as 2008 presidential nominee
Former Congressman
plans to take the White House as Libertarian candidate
Denver - The Libertarian Party
has nominated former Congressman Bob Barr as its candidate for
president for the 2008 election.
"I'm
sure we will emerge here with the strongest ticket in the history of
the Libertarian Party," Barr stated in his victory speech shortly after
being selected as the Party's nominee. "I want everybody to remember
that we only have 163 days to win this election. We cannot waste
one
single day."
More than 650 Libertarian delegates met in Denver from May 22 till the
26 for the 2008 Libertarian National Convention. After six rounds
of
voting Sunday afternoon, Barr was selected as the Party's presidential
nominee.
"We're proud to present to the American voters Bob Barr as our
presidential nominee," says Libertarian Party spokesperson Andrew
Davis. "While Republicans and Democrats will fight for their own power
in November,
Libertarians will fight for Americans. Bob Barr is one of the
strongest candidates in the Party's 37-year history, and we look for
him to have an enormous impact in the 2008 race. Republicans and
Democrats have good reason to fear a candidate like Barr, who refuses
to accept the 'business-as-usual' attitude of the current political
establishment. Americans want and need another choice, and that
choice
is Bob Barr."
The Libertarian Party is America's third largest political party,
founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political
parties.
You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting
www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller
government, lower taxes and more freedom.
For more information, or to arrange a media interview, please call
Andrew Davis at (202) 333-0008 during normal business hours, or at
(202) 731-0002 during any other time. For an interview with the
Barr
campaign, please contact Audrey Mullen at (703) 548-1160.
Presidential nomination
Candidates
Listed in Alphabetical Order:
|
Round
1
|
Round
2
|
Round
3
|
Round
4
|
Round
5
|
Round
6
|
Barr
|
153 |
188 |
186 |
202 |
223
|
324
|
Gravel
|
71 |
73 |
78 |
Elim.
(76) |
X
|
X
|
Jingozian
|
Elim.
(23)
|
X |
X |
X |
X
|
X
|
Kubby
|
41 |
Elim.
(32)
|
X |
X |
X
|
X
|
Phillies
|
49 |
36 |
Elim.
(31) |
X |
X
|
X
|
Root
|
123 |
138 |
146 |
149 |
Elim.
(165)
|
X
|
Ruwart
|
152 |
162 |
186 |
202 |
229
|
276
|
Smith
|
Elim.
(6)
|
X |
X |
X |
X
|
X
|
WINNER: BOB BARR
Vice Presidential nomination