At Denver:
Former Republican congressman Bob Barr from Georgia won the Libertarian Party presidential nomination on the sixth ballot at the party's national convention on Sunday.
Barr said he anticipates qualifying for the national presidential debates this fall.
Barr had to overcome the objections of many Libertarians who viewed him as an interloper and who questioned his commitment to Libertarian ideals.
Ruwart said Barr had not embraced fully the Libertarian message on key party issues, such as the legalization of all drugs or the ending of all federal taxation.
Georgia had 35 delegates at the convention, and 33 voted for Barr on all six ballots. Two went for Root.
Georgia delegate James Bell, who supported Barr, said the outcome was never certain.
"I don't take anything for granted in the Libertarian Party convention, because there's no preconceived notion of what could happen, unlike the Democrats and Republicans. It's a genuine process," Bell said.
In the end, enough delegates saw a chance with Barr to take the party to new heights.
Wayne Allen Root, a one-time rival for the nomination, picked up the Vice-Presidential nod.
I still have plans to vote for Chuck Baldwin (Constitution Party nominee) in November.
Could the Libertarian Party be legitimately known now as "GOP 2?"
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