We had invitations to a debate and several critical press conferences that Mr Barr chose to skip. Showing the same type of closed minded rhetoric that keeps Libertarians out of the two party debates (and press), Mr Barr refused to share the stage with other parties (as in the Ron Paul endorsement), thinking that would somehow diminish his position.

He opted for no press instead of a humble and COMPETITIVE environment.

He did not shake my resolve to support Libertarians, but he sure turned many away from the Libertarian party with his actions.

I won’t dispute that he acted on principle, but rather his principle reflected the current textbook republican/democrat exclusionary tactics instead of what citizens (Libertarians especially) needed. Dare I say what we the people deserve, but fail to demand, year after year.

Listen, we can either split hairs all day or we can face up to reality. Barr and McKinney are making wimpy excuses, and that is the last thing third parties need to do. Call me crazy, but I am pretty sure the ballot access laws and the media do a good enough job at suppressing the third party voice.

Given that Tobin was very positive about Baldwin above, it gives extra weight to what kaliplay says.

I’ve heard the same thing from an LP staff person. I can’t say who, and they have not provided details either. If/when we get a different side to the story, we’ll air it, even if the source has to remain anonymous.

It’s possible she was trying to find a loophole for Bob “seen on the same stage” Barr to debate her by going with the debate without a stage. Of course I’m just stretching there.

I’m not going to defend anything Barr did.

Fair enough. It is up to you to decide whether to share your thoughts/recollections. If you do so, no hurry.

Just to make sure – you meant the editorial by Tobin, not my comment right above yours, right?

@6 …McKinney is a douchebag in addition to being a kook. It’s a natural progression as more facts about the sheer ineptitude of her campaign come to light.

However, Connecticut and Maine, several near-misses, and some poor management and spending decisions were all HQ (Haugh and Kohlhaas).

This statement is misleading. The only state which the Barr campaign ran ballot access in directly was West Virginia. Most of the blame for failure in that state is the fault of Shane Cory, but decisions that were made by LP National (ie-Sean Haugh) adversely effected the ballot access effort in West Virginia.

LP National (mostly Sean Haugh) is directly responsible for screwing up ballot access in Connecticut, Maine, and Washington DC, and LP National along with the Barr campaign and the Louisiana LP screwed up Louisiana.