Comments on: Advice for Bob Barr http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Sean Scallon http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-710173 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:55:16 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-710173 Romney or Thompson would have been lucky to get 1% of Paul's supporters. Do you honestly think if Romney and Thompson were that popular with Paul supporters that Paul would have even ran? That's crazy! Romney or Thompson would have been lucky to get 1% of Paul’s supporters. Do you honestly think if Romney and Thompson were that popular with Paul supporters that Paul would have even ran? That’s crazy!

]]> by: Stefan http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-709017 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:44:14 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-709017 One wonders why Towery does not discuss the scenario how Huckabee, Romney and to a lesser extent Thompson hindered Ron Paul's chances to perform much better in the early primaries. Thompson entered the race only later and after all Paul outraised all of them and represents a contrast with the others. I very much doubt strong anti-Iraq war supporters would have supported a candidate like Romney, Huckabee or Thompson.... Towery, like his previous boss Newt probably preferred Romney or Thompson - not that they really represented limited govt and civil liberties - but they forgot some party bosses "awarded" the nomination to McCain in January, also as a "reward" for the 2000 primary loss and as they thought with his "maverick" status John McCain is the furthest from Bush of these candidates and subsequently has the best chance to win against a Democratic opponent. One wonders why Towery does not discuss the scenario how Huckabee, Romney and to a lesser extent Thompson hindered Ron Paul’s chances to perform much better in the early primaries. Thompson entered the race only later and after all Paul outraised all of them and represents a contrast with the others. I very much doubt strong anti-Iraq war supporters would have supported a candidate like Romney, Huckabee or Thompson…. Towery, like his previous boss Newt probably preferred Romney or Thompson – not that they really represented limited govt and civil liberties – but they forgot some party bosses “awarded” the nomination to McCain in January, also as a “reward” for the 2000 primary loss and as they thought with his “maverick” status John McCain is the furthest from Bush of these candidates and subsequently has the best chance to win against a Democratic opponent.

]]> by: timothy west http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-708665 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:23:11 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/07/22/advice-for-bob-barr/#comment-708665 “Barr will have to conduct an intense, targeted campaign” and not waste money on hopeless causes like WEST VIRGINIA. “Barr will have to conduct an intense, targeted campaign” and not waste money on hopeless causes

like WEST VIRGINIA.

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