June 25, 2008
Posted: June 25th, 2008 03:35 PM ET
From CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer
What impact will Nader and Barr have this election season?
(CNN) - There are two intriguing third party candidates running for president his year: Ralph Nader and Bob Barr. Both are well known here in Washington. But will they have an impact around the country if the election between Barack Obama and John McCain is close? Nader, a long time populist and liberal consumer advocate, has been here before. He won more than 90,000 votes in the Florida election in 2000 and was widely accused of helping George W. Bush beat Al Gore by just more than 500 votes in the state. Gore’s supporters believe that he would have won the state and the election if Nader had stayed out. Nader denies that, insisting he took votes from both Democrats and Republicans. Barr is a former Republican Congressman from Georgia and is now running on the Libertarian Party ticket. In the House of Representatives, he was always an outspoken conservative. He took the lead in initiating impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton. Given that conservative track record, he is likely to take votes away from McCain, especially in Georgia where he is relatively well-known. Obama’s supporters are hoping he does. They believe Georgia is fertile ground for the Democratic candidate, especially if the Democrats can register hundreds of thousands of new young and African American voters in the state. So let’s see how Nader and Barr do this time around. Filed under: Bob Barr Ralph Nader Wolf Blitzer |
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