In the first comprehensive general election poll (a sample of over 46,000 likely voters by Zogby), Bob Barr is now at six percent nationally.
What does this mean?
Before he's even raised his first million or obtained even a smidgen of media comparable to Obama or McCain, Bob Barr is already polling at six percent. David Beiler, a political analyst who worked with Ross Perot during his '92 and '96 campaigns is a current analyst for the Barr campaign. When he saw the poll, David's immediate reaction was, "WOW! This is fantastic!" David was there in 1992 when Ross Perot, then polling at seven percent nationally, was included in the debates with Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush.
Two words came to my mind immediately: four points.
Four percentage points are all that is needed to get Bob Barr into the Google/YouTube presidential debate that is scheduled for September 18th.
According to the debate rules Barr needs to break ten percent in at least three polls before the debate starts in New Orleans.
So he'll help Obama win Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Nevada along with Georgia and the General Election. Maybe Obama should pick Barr as his VP.
Make no Mistake an Obama win in November will destroy the US economy, that can recover in less than a decade, but with the chance to appoint three maybe four very far left Supreme Court Justices in a 4 year term Obama's impact to the US legal system could last for decades.
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2008 06:51 PM by THE NC Herd Fan.)
Barr's 8% in GA still leaves McLame with a 6% lead. However, South Carolina is now a tie, with Barr at 6%.
It's not Barr's fault the GOP has selected a Democrat too. McCain has no entitlement to any vote. If if the election was tied nation wide, and my state would decide the election ... and Obama was ahead by one vote .... I'd still vote Barr. And I'd come out of the polling place, smile big, and say, "Maybe next time you c***s will select your nominee more carefully. This country can burn to the ground under Obama for all I care. I will not support Republicrats. Ever. For any reason."
If you accept the theory that all Barr votes would be McCain votes (which I disagree with), then the GOP has lost the following states in the Zogby poll because of their Republicrat nominee:
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Nevada
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Oklahoma
- Arkansas
- Missouri
- Iowa
- Ohio
- New Hampshire
Others very close to that:
- Indiana
- Texas
- Kentucky
- Florida
Republicans: Already blaming Barr for their own staggering incompetence.
It's not Barr's fault the GOP has selected a Democrat too
QFT!
Why must all these tards point the finger at other people. If you selected someone worth a damn, this wouldnt be an issue. It's not Barr's fault that people vote for him. IMHO, he's a much better choice than the other two. I put principle above party...something some of these numbskulls should look into.
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2008 09:52 PM by ETSUfan1.)
THE NC Herd Fan Wrote:Make no Mistake an Obama win in November will destroy the US economy, that can recover in less than a decade, but with the chance to appoint three maybe four very far left Supreme Court Justices in a 4 year term Obama's impact to the US legal system could last for decades.
Agree that Obama will destroy the economy. Just don't see any reason to believe that McCain won't. Particularly with the kind of democrat majority we are apt to see in both houses of congress.
As for the supreme court, the judges most likely to go off are liberals, so even four justices might not mean much of a shift. And with dems overwhelmingly in control of Senate, McCain is going to have a hard time getting a conservative justice approved to replace a liberal.
So I think we are headed for a disaster. But I think we are headed for a disaster with either Obama or McCain. That being the case, the bigger the libertarian protest vote, the more likely that one or the other parties will tilt toward libertarianism on the next go-round.
If Barr costs McCain the election, you can bet the republicans will have to consider becoming more libertarian. If the democrats screw things up as badly as I expect, we could have a 1994-like shift if only the republicans can find a message and get onto it. If that message reflects a significant libertarian component, and they do win with it, then this will have been a very successful election. That's the best outcome I can foresee, actually.
Ya know what? I'm fine with him as the Libertarian nominee. He can speak very well and has the name recognition that the party could use. More importantly, he can speak very well. Ron Paul isn't very politician like in his speaking skills, but Barr doesn't get baffled at the stupidity of others like I've seen Paul.
