Will Libertarian Iowa City native Bob Barr become presidential candidate and ’spoiler’ for McCain? May 10, 2008
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Image via Wikipedia5/12 UPDATE: Barr announces Libertarian White House bid
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From Los Angeles Times:
Libertarian Bob Barr: a Ralph Nader for John McCain?
He lacks mass appeal, but some say Barr could nevertheless be a ’spoiler’ for Republicans — if he runs. …More than a month after Barr, 59, set up an “exploratory committee” to gauge how many Americans would vote for him as a Libertarian presidential candidate, he is still considering whether to enter the race. …
Barr, who was born in Iowa and graduated from high school in Iran, does not appear to have a strong local base. He moved to Georgia when President Reagan appointed him U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. …
More information from Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress:
BARR, Bob, a Representative from Georgia; born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 5, 1948; graduated, Community High School, Tehran, Iran, 1966; B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970; M.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1972; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1977; Central Intelligence Agency, 1970-1978; United States Attorney for…
