Much has been made of LP presidential nominee Bob Barr’s focus on criticism of Senator McCain as a way to attract otherwise Republican voters.
(McCain’s likely judicial picks are just one source of complaint.)
It’s a backwards tactic – if Barr wants to attract voters on the right, he needs to show that he can critique the left. To attract one group, he needs to contend skillfully against its opposite.
Barr may not see this, and its one reason that he may not – on election day – exceed the traditional libertarian share of the vote.