Bob Barr Putting The Scare on Republicans

Congressman Ron Paul may be officially out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but McCain's campaign is still looking behind them nervously. The reason: Many analysts have been looking with interest at Libertarian candidate Bob Barr's campaign and its potential to pull more discontented Republicans away from voting for McCain in November.

How serious is it? The Huffington Post article cites a former Georgia Republican state legislator saying that the state may be in play in November. No wonder McCain wants to limit the amount of money Obama can raise in the general election. (I bet the fact that McCain was the one that broke the pact on public funding of elections in the first place is now sticking in his craw.)

The laugh line for the day:

"No reasonable conservative is going to vote for anyone except McCain," [former House Speaker Newt] Gingrich said.

Now we know why they're worried!