The American Spectator

p> THIRD PARTY OR FIFTH WHEEL? br> Re: Philip Klein’s Candidate Barr Puts McCain in his Crosshairs : /p> p>If McCain sees Barr as a 2% threat, it may make The Maverick tack more to the right. That would be nice, but I just don’t see Barr as that large a threat. More of an annoyance. But, we can hope. br> — Judy Beumler br> Louisville, Kentucky /p> p> Bob Barr is going to take votes from McCain because of foreign and economic policy and from Obama/Clinton because of social issues (other than pro-life and Second Amendment). It will be a 50/50 split. Alan Keyes is going to take almost all of his vote from McCain. How is Barr going to be a greater danger to McCain? You have a Libertarian Party base of a half million votes, and a possible additional one million votes for Barr are going to be from mostly the western states where McCain is going to win anyway. Look to Keyes to be the balance of power in November. br> — Michael Skaggs br> Kentucky