Right now, Bob Barr’s campaign is running radio ads in eight states. The campaign is actually planning start running a few television ads. Because of the difficulties of fundraising, it’s rare that third party candidates attempt to run television ads at all.
But the Barr campaign expects to run nearly 14 million households with their television ads. They’ve posted their first TV spot on YouTube:

I think it’s obvious that Barr’s campaign has less cash to work with than John McCain’s or Barack Obama’s in the production quality of the video — but, at the same time, it’s a well put together …read more

Ron Paul told supporters at the National Press Club in Washington this morning that he will not be supporting either Sen. John McCain or Sen. Barack Obama.
Instead, Paul is endorsing the four leading independent candidates:

Cynthia McKinney (Green Party)
Bob Barr (Libertarian Party)
Ralph Nader (independent)
Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party)

Paul said that he is supporting third-party candidates because the two major parties — and the media — have avoided discussing real political issues. The announcement comes after a call that Paul said he had received from the McCain campaign yesterday, asking for his endorsement.
According to Paul, there’s really no difference between McCain …read more

We’ve been running a poll in the side bar, asking you whether Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate for president, should be included in the debates and other events that both Barack Obama and John McCain participate in?
The majority seem to agree that Bob Barr should be included (6 votes), but almost as many (4 votes) think he doesn’t need to be included.
It’s an especially interesting question now that the news has come out that neither the Democratic nor Republican parties managed dotted every i and crossed every t necessary to have their candidates on the ballot in Texas. It looks …read more