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The Libertarian Barr
May 30, 2008 | 7:22 PM
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I talked to Bob Barr about his plans after winning the Libertarian presidential nomination. The former Georgia congressman will run an Atlanta-based campaign managed by Russell Verney, who was with Ross Perot in 1992. The nominee says he's confident of getting on the ballot in at least 48 states.

He's got other big priorities, including fundraising and press coverage. On the money front, the candidate says he hopes to raise $40 million by election day. Maintaining national media attention will be a challenge. Mr. Barr needs to move his poll numbers northward, but that's a difficult proposition without substantial press coverage.

We cited a Rasmussen Reports poll that gave the former Republican 6 percent support nationally. An InsiderAdvantage poll pegged him at 8 percent in Georgia. He could make the Georgia race interesting. Much to the surprise of many, John McCain himself earlier said Georgia would be competitive. We'll see.

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trippydude read my blog
May 30, 2008 | 10:30 PM

Could Mr. Barr be jumping in a little late?
Pardon my ignorance, But I presume Independents get very little if any press coverage from the big 4 networks especially now. Seeing that the Clinton/Obama coverage is so thick. It's going to be tough for him to get his message out. And wouldn't he being a former Repub sorta take a chip out of McCain's voter pool. Many undecided voters might jump to him if they're unhappy with McCain's direction, but who am I to ponder. I'm a waining Demo moderate, But I have reservations on the current two Demo candidates, having Bob Barr on the ticket just might cause me to lump in with that 6 percent.
Thank you Mr Yates for your informative, insightful blogs and reports, I've gleaned and learned much from them...:(^) Trippy (Tim)
jdeere37
Jun 26, 2008 | 11:05 PM

i am not happy with the choice on the repulican ticket this time . i would like to have seen someone else with the nomination . barr might be a better choice but , i am concered he will divide the conservative vote and send obama into the white house without the popular vote much like clinton did in 1992 due to ross perot . if conservatives don't band together behind one candidate , we could lose even with the popular vote .
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Paul_Yates

Paul Yates (paul.yates@myfoxatlanta.
com) joined FOX5 Atlanta in 1973 and began reporting in 1977. Covering Georgia’s news for nearly 30 years, Paul is a fixture in the FOX5 News room as well as the Capitol, Governor’s Mansion and other places of state politics. Paul has worn many hats at FOX5 including floor director, film and video tape editor and producer. That’s why he knows television news inside and out. In addition to covering the Georgia legislature, Paul has covered national political campaigns, major legal trials and several hurricanes. Although his knowledge of government is deep, Paul’s storytelling skills make it easy for viewers to understand the complex workings of the legislature. An award winning journalist, Paul has been recognized with a Best Deadline Reporting award from the Sigma Delta Professional Journalism Society. He’s also won Georgia Associated Press and Emmy awards. Paul is a graduate of Georgia State University.

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