Bob Barr Likely To Fall Short Of Hopes

Based on these preliminary vote total figures, it looks like Bob Barr’s best outcome would be to exceed Harry Browne’s vote total in 1996:

Vote Totaqls

Based on these numbers, Barr has exceeded Ron Paul’s vote total from 1988 and seems likely to match or exceed Harry Browne’s vote total from 1996, but will fall far short of Ed Clark’s 1980 high water mark for the Libertarian Party.

Disappointing ?

Yes, but it’s worth noting that there were two states where Barr’s votes may have cost John McCain the state:

Indiana
Obama 49.9%
McCain 49%
Barr 1.1%

North Carolina
Obama 49.8%
McCain 49.6%
Barr 0.6%

Will Republicans notice ?