Bob Barr Only Presidential Candidate in Texas

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
The conventions aren't unreasonably late.

I'm not sure why there is a conflict arising right now.

WTF is wrong with Texas? Aren't the conventions usually at the end of Summer? Did the Texas State Legislature change the law last year or so and really not know the Republican National Convention isn't until NEXT WEEK?

Edit: Just checked Wiki. The DNC and RNC has crept ever-later in the year, though in recent decades it has settled in July-August with a couple of times being the end of August. The last time it was held as early as June was 1936 (DNC) and 1948 (RNC). Texas must have changed their law at some point since 1996.

[SlowwHand]

changed in 2005,

[DRoseDARs]

Edit: Any particular reason why they did that, that you're aware of Slowwy? Seemed like whatever deadline they had before worked just fine.

[Aeson]

Texas

Now if all the other states would follow their lead, maybe we would get somewhere!

[GePap]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I'm stunned the major news outlets haven't yet said anything.

I googled "Texas Barr ballot" and found things on Barr's site, on Ron Paul sites, on the Libertarian Party site and on a ton of blogs. But no CNN, no Times, no NBC-ABC-CBS-Fox.

Do they not know? Or don't they know how to spin the story yet?

I would assume that most press outlets assume that both main parties will be able to bend the law to their will and therefore this will be a non-story because Obama and McCain will be on the ballot.

[tinyp3nis]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I'm stunned the major news outlets haven't yet said anything.

I googled "Texas Barr ballot" and found things on Barr's site, on Ron Paul sites, on the Libertarian Party site and on a ton of blogs. But no CNN, no Times, no NBC-ABC-CBS-Fox.

Do they not know? Or don't they know how to spin the story yet?

They always know how to spin the story, the question is if they want to give it any visibility or not.
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will answer your question and few more you might have later if you still think they are somehow on the side of truth. Also, mainstream media is on the web too, you can't just go on the internets to get away.

[dannubis]

Originally posted by Aeson
Texas

Now if all the other states would follow their lead, maybe we would get somewhere!

Big John !!!

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by Elok
I thought the point of a write-in was that you don't HAVE to qualify?

You still have to file paperwork and in some cases, get signatures. I know the SP candidate, Brian Moore, is a write-in candidate in Texas.