HOUSTON, July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr says he won't draw votes from likely Republican nominee John McCain.
At an appearance Sunday in Houston, Barr, a former U.S. Congressman from Georgia, said he won't play the same role for Senator McCain, R-Ariz., that independent candidate Ralph Nader did for Democratic Party nominee Al Gore in 2000, the Houston Chronicle reported. Some observers say Nader's presence drew just enough liberal votes away from Gore to allow U.S. President George Bush to win that year.