When Ron Paul kinda sorta stopped campaigning for the Republican nomination (although he'll probably still raise a big stink at the Republican convention), I wondered if he had pulled out in enough time to snag the Libertarian nomination if he wanted it.
Well, that time has passed, according to Sharon Cobb:
Former Ga. Rep. Barr was picked as the Libertarian candidate this weekend at the Libertarian convention.
But one presidential candidate did run:
A former Democratic Presidential candidate also ran for this spot and lost. Mike Gravel said that losing the Libertarian nomination was the end of his political career.
I still need to follow up and see what the other parties are doing. There's nothing that requires voters to vote for McBama or McBama.
Tom Petty's second and third breakdowns
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I just authored a post on my "JEBredCal" blog entitled "Breakouts, go ahead
and give them to me." I doubt that many people will realize why the title
was...
2 years ago