Nader beats Barr nationwide

[Nutmeg]

According to current returns, by 0.52% to 0.40%.  Who'd have thought?

(Barr was on the ballot in 49 states, Nader in 46 and as a write-in in those other 3.)

[Хahar 🤔]

So Barr really was crap.

The Libertarians' attempt to go mainstream has failed miserably.

[MR maverick]

So Barr really was crap.

The Libertarians' attempt to go mainstream has failed miserably.

Wonder why?

Seeing since so many republicans were not happy with McCain.

[GMantis]

And he cost Obama Missouri and NE-2.

[cinyc]

And he cost Obama Missouri and NE-2.

Barr probably cost McCain North Carolina and Indiana.  That makes things pretty even.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

And he cost Obama Missouri and NE-2.

I thought Obama was leading in NE-2. Does someone have a link?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

He got like 1% in WV or something like that. Impressive.

[GMantis]

And he cost Obama Missouri and NE-2.

I thought Obama was leading in NE-2. Does someone have a link?

http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf
And all the precincts in the district have been counted.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Boo!

[Hash]

Good job Barr!

[Eraserhead]

How did Baldwin and the crazy black lady do?

Also, do we have any clue how many write-ins Paul got?

[© tweed]

he finished third for the third straight election.  has this ever happened before?

[Stranger in a strange land]

he finished third for the third straight election.  has this ever happened before?

Debs finished 3rd or 4th in 4 straight elections. Then again, so did Nader (he finished 4th in 1996)

[perdedor]

Hilarious. The Libertarian Party is always worth a good laugh. However, the worth while third party story of the night is that of Ted Weill, the Reform Party candidate who pulled 470 votes nationwide.

[Hash]

Hilarious. The Libertarian Party is always worth a good laugh. However, the worth while third party story of the night is that of Ted Weill, the Reform Party candidate who pulled 470 votes nationwide.

Ross Perot must be proud.

[phk]

So Barr really was crap.

The Libertarians' attempt to go mainstream has failed miserably.

^^^^

[frihetsivrare]

How did Baldwin and the crazy black lady do?

Also, do we have any clue how many write-ins Paul got?

Nationwide Baldwin won about 173,000 votes.  His best states were Utah and Idaho, where he got 1.26% and 0.72%.  One county in Utah gave him 5.6%  He did much better in the west than in the east and improved on Michael Peroutka's vote share.

I would assume that McKinney performed similarly to Ralph Nader where both were on the ballot.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/election_night_2008/election_map_premium/index.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS

[Хahar 🤔]

Hilarious. The Libertarian Party is always worth a good laugh. However, the worth while third party story of the night is that of Ted Weill, the Reform Party candidate who pulled 470 votes nationwide.

He was only on the ballot in his home state of Mississippi.

[nclib]

Red = Nader
Blue = Barr
Green = Paul did better than both
Gray = no third parties

[SPC]

Red = Nader
Blue = Barr
Green = Paul did better than both
Gray = no third parties

Barr wasn't even on the ballot in Louisiana. That should be colored green.

[minionofmidas]

And he cost Obama Missouri and NE-2.

I thought Obama was leading in NE-2. Does someone have a link?

http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2008/ElectNight/electoralcollegeresults.pdf
And all the precincts in the district have been counted.

So Nader, McKinney and the crazy Black guy outpolled the three crazy White guys by 132 votes, all summed.

[nclib]

Red = Nader
Blue = Barr
Green = Paul did better than both
Gray = no third parties

Barr wasn't even on the ballot in Louisiana. That should be colored green.

Missed that, though it's moot because the other states where Barr beat Nader, the latter was either write-in, petition, or nomination.

[Stranger in a strange land]

How did Baldwin and the crazy black lady do?

Also, do we have any clue how many write-ins Paul got?

Nationwide Baldwin won about 173,000 votes.  His best states were Utah and Idaho, where he got 1.26% and 0.72%.  One county in Utah gave him 5.6%  He did much better in the west than in the east and improved on Michael Peroutka's vote share.

I believe that's because the FLDS vote for the Constitution Party.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Doesn't Oklahoma allow third parties?

Considering the Democrats keep running DLC types like the Borens, don't Oklahomans have the right to expect better?

[Alcon]

Doesn't Oklahoma allow third parties?

They do, in theory, but their signature requirements are draconian -- something like 10% of the state's population.