Marking the halfway point between Bob Barr’s nomination as the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate, LP founder David Nolan has written an assessment of the presidential campaign’s performance to date. Nolan rates the campaign’s achievements in “Media, Message, Money and Management” in what could probably be regarded as a mixed review. Regards to Lew [...]

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LP co-founder David Nolan has published some “belated thoughts” on the Denver convention.
After attending the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominating convention in Denver, I spent five days driving home with my wife, Elizabeth. This provided a much-needed break from politics, and gave me time to let my impressions of the convention settle. Here, after a week [...]

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Thomas Knapp was defeated in his bid for a seat on the LP’s judicial committee. Those elected were Ruth Bennett, David Nolan, Nick Sarwark, Tom Stevens, Travis Nicks, Joe Cobb, and Allen Hacker. Ruth Bennett was made chair of the committee.

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It is not officially confirmed, but it is widely speculated that Mary Ruwart will run for a seat on the Libertarian National Committee.
In related news, it has been reported that David Nolan is likely to drop out, based on his perception that Bill Redpath will win re-election. “He said he just can’t work with Redpath [...]

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Libertarian Party founder David Nolan has written a short article connecting several of the recent controversies in the LP. A list of topics covered would spoil the entire piece (hint: check the tags), so here’s the gist in Nolan’s own words:
Clearly, Barr and Viguerie are attempting to gain control of the LP so that [...]

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The Barr campaign is offering to bus people into Denver for the presidential vote. The chartered bus full of Barr backers will then immediately turn around and leave — “[n]o hotel fees or convention ‘extras’ needed!” Last Free Voice broke this story.
The message encourages supporters to “join the campaign be a delegate for Bob Barr.” [...]

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