Barr to return to the GOP after LP stint?
From Eric Dondero:
Various sources are reporting that former Republican Congressman Bob Barr and 2008 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Bob Barr, may return to the GOP and make a run for Congress in north Georgia. He is eyeing the newly redistricted 14th District, which contains some parts of Barr's former 7th District. If so, he'd face a primary with incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Graves.
Barr was a staunch conservative during his 4 terms in congress, even leading the Clinton impeachments in the House during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. During his final couple years, he moved more in a libertarian direction on a number of civil liberties issues such as marijuana.
In 2008, Barr polled 525,000 for President; the second highest Libertarian Presidential total in LP history, nearly 100,000 more than Ron Paul in 1988.
(Sources: AP, Daily Caller)
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