The Libertarian party elected Bob Barr as their nominee for President of the United States receiving 52.9% of the delegate vote.

United under the philosophy of government minimalism, Libertarian national party delegates met in Denver Sunday to select their candidate. The process went through six rounds of ballots before the final candidate was chosen.

Before becoming the party's candidate, Bob Barr was a Republican U.S. Congress Representative from Georgia. In 2006, Barr became a Libertarian then quickly rose to power after joining the National Committee in 2008.

Dr. Mary Ruwart, received the second most votes capturing 45.1% in the final round. She would have become the party's first female candidate on top of the ticket. Before her candidacy, she was known as a longtime Libertarian activist and writer of the book, Healing Our World: The Other Piece of the Puzzle.

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Support for Barr solidified after small business owner and candidate Wayne Root announced his endorsement of the former Republican and his wish to be on his Vice Presidential Ticket after being eliminated during the 5th round of balloting.

Some Libertarians showed skepticism of their party's nominee. Minutes after failing to receive enough votes to advance past the first stage of voting, Christine Smith took the stage to denounced Bob Barr. Smith criticized the party's nominee past support for Medicare and Medicaid while he was in Congress. Smith directly addressed the former Republican saying, "You're not a Libertarian. We don't trust you."

Although not he is not officially a Libertarian, Republican Presidential nominee, Ron Paul received several votes during the first round of ballots.

The Libertarian party is openly pursuing Ron Paul supporters to join their party enticing them with a platform of similar values.

As of May 2008, the Libertarian Party is on the Presidential ballot in 28 states. During the 2004 Presidential election, the Libertarian party appeared on the ballot in 48 states and earned 397,265 votes nationwide.

Bob Barr will appear on C-SPAN's Washington Journal On Monday May 26, 2008.

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