Comments on: Newsweek No Longer An Outlier? http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/newsweek-no-longer-an-outlier Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Eric Dondero http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/06/newsweek-no-longer-an-outlier/comment-page-1#comment-38720 Eric Dondero Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:23:43 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/?p=4469#comment-38720 What matters more is the combined total of "Right-wing" candidates John McCain and Bob Barr. Obama may indeed win. But if the Right can keep him below the plurality of the 50% mark, with a 46% showing by McCain and a 4 to 5% showing by Barr, that sets the stage for a serious opposition by the Right (libertarians and conservatives), for the next 4 years. Assuming of course, conservatives and libertarians get smart post-election and unite their efforts. Clinton was a great uniter of libertarians and conservatives. In Obama we're likely to see the same. What matters more is the combined total of “Right-wing” candidates John McCain and Bob Barr. Obama may indeed win. But if the Right can keep him below the plurality of the 50% mark, with a 46% showing by McCain and a 4 to 5% showing by Barr, that sets the stage for a serious opposition by the Right (libertarians and conservatives), for the next 4 years. Assuming of course, conservatives and libertarians get smart post-election and unite their efforts.

Clinton was a great uniter of libertarians and conservatives. In Obama we’re likely to see the same.

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