Will Bob Barr hurt McCain's chances of winning?

Question

Will Bob Barr hurt McCain's chances of winning?

Answer 1

Not as much as Nader hurting the Democrats. Barr is polling 3 percent and Nader is polling 6 percent

Answer 2

Who is Bob Barr?

Answer 3

nope

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Some people object to "third" parties because it's simply not what they're used to. It seems foreign to them, even un-American. They act as if the Democratic and Republican parties were written into the Constitution. Obviously, this is just plain wrong.

"third" party candidates have been unfairly blamed for electing the candidate we would least like to see in office.

The [il]logic goes like this: "If you vote Green, you're taking votes away from the Democrat, and helping the Republican win. If you vote Libertarian, you're taking votes away from the Republican and helping the Democrat."

If you assume that my "third" party vote is taking away from the Democrats or Republicans, you're assuming that those two parties somehow have a right to my vote. They do not.

My "third" party vote does not come from either major party, it comes from me. If it takes away from any statistic, it's the number of potential voters who've given up on elections because they never feel represented.

This is part of the whole "lesser of two evils" syndrome from which America suffers. It is closely related the myth of apathy, and is used to discourage people from voicing their true opinions.

Anything that discourages citizens from voicing their opinions, or voting their conscience, is a threat to free speech, and a threat to democracy.

More parties means that a wider variety of viewpoints is represented in an election. With more viewpoints represented we'll increase the number of potential voters who actually show up to vote. A vote for a "third" party candidate is not a vote for "the wrong" major party candidate. It is what it is: A vote for a "third" party candidate.

Most political analysts in America today will agree that our low voter turn-out is a national disgrace, and a threat to the survival of our democracy. Unfortunately, most of those same analysts are also brainwashed into talking you out of voting for a "third" party candidate.

Look at the number of people who do not vote in any election, and compare it to the number of votes received by the winner. Think what might have happened if a "third" party candidate had been taken seriously by the media and the general public

Answer 4

Who?..........Exactly, lol. He doesn't stand a chance anyway. Not being mean, it's just that Obama's ideology is so much more appealing and peace-loving, what's not to love? No politician is exactly who the media portrays them to be. You try summing up all the complexities of your character in a few half-minute campaign ads! I feel Obama is more honest. He knows that people are going to perceive his changes of heart as "flip-flopping" but he does it anyway because he is continually acquiring new information. Hence, going to Iraq may very well change some of his preconceived notions about the war since he's never been there, and I can see no dishonor in that. War is ugly and it changes everyone who comes into contact with it. It doesn't mean he's less electable if he changes his mind on something, it only means he adapts to new info. Any strategist would tell you that a failure to react to new and pertinent intelligence could be fatal. The same principle applies here.

Answer 5

Anybody who pulls away one vote will Hurt McCain or Obama,

Bob Bar is really a no-factor, like Ross Perot was and is an

added thorn in the side of America...something the country does not need!

Answer 6

McCain's chance to win is slim to none. The Bush mill stone around his neck is pulling him down into the muck. This explains the halfhearted attack ads from the RNC.

Bob Barr might hurt Ralph Nader's or chance to win, though.

Answer 7

No, McCain hurts McCain's chances of winning.

Answer 8

Bob Barr is the Libertarian nominee for president.  The former Republican congressman from Georgia is late getting his campaign off the ground.  It will be a struggle to get on all 50 state ballots.  (And if the postings here are any indication he may have a name-recognition problem).  If he can run a true national campaign he could shave off some conservative votes from McCain (who many conservatives aren't that crazy about already).  But as it stands now I'd say he won't hurt McCain's chances.