A Candidate Runs to a G.O.P. Chorus of ‘Don’t’

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A Candidate Runs to a G.O.P. Chorus of ‘Don’t’

By JULIE BOSMAN
Published: June 28, 2008


ATLANTA — He has been called a spoiler. A would-be Ralph Nader. A thorn in the side of Senator John McCain and the Republican establishment.

None of it bothers Bob Barr, the former Republican congressman from Georgia turned Libertarian Party candidate for president, who gleefully recounted what he says a group of Republicans told him at a recent meeting in Washington: Don’t run.

“ ‘Well, gee, you might take votes from Senator McCain,’ ” Mr. Barr said this week, mimicking one of the complainers, as he sat sipping Coca-Cola in his plush corner office, 12 stories above Atlanta. “They all said, ‘Look, we understand why you’re doing this. We agree with why you’re doing it. But please don’t do it.’ ”

But with the Libertarian nomination in hand, Mr. Barr hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ross Perot and Mr. Nader, whose third-party presidential bids wreaked general-election havoc.


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[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Hang in there, Bob.

Don't let the GOP machine stop your quest for the White House.

[sellitman]

2. KO should start our version of Operation Chaos.

He should have everyone on the left send Barr a donation.

[Infomaniac]

3. Run Bob Run

I may have to give the man $8 bucks to encourage him too.

[predfan]

4. If Ron Paul is active and vocal, and it looks like he might be,

this could be great. Certainly Georgia comes into play, for sure.