The Libertarian Party has a history of infighting amongst many since compromise is more of a favored tactic for the major parties than for the more principled LP members. This tends to be good for principle, but bad for a sense of unity and spreading the message.

I thought Harry Browne (who brought me into the fold) was pretty good at getting media attention and trying to unite. I voted for Browne twice, but even he (who I believe to have been sincere) as a principled libertarian and a truly great man got much lower vote totals than desirable.

FWIW, I mentioned before, I was born in 1963. I started my “political” life as a Reagan Republican. Many my age were so, so soured by the ineffective Carter, that it became a no-brainer. But then I didn’t like his successor. I voted for Clinton, but the man had no principles or scruples. When Harry came around, I realized there was an alternative. I changed my stance on several points. Those stances haven’t changed in the 12 years hence. I choose to believe that Bob Barr has made a similar conversion, it just took longer because he was part of the system.

Sure, Ron Paul would have been better – but Barr is leaps and bounds ahead of either major candidate – not even close.