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October 6th, 2004:
Presidential Candidates Badnarik, Cobb Debate at UT
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Patrick Dixon, LPT State Chair: 512-771-3936 chair@lptexas.org
Wes Benedict, LPT Executive Director: 512-442-4910 wesliberty@aol.com
Kris Overstreet, LPT Media Coordinator, 936-685-4992 cell 936-425-6523
redneck@wlpcomics.com
AUSTIN - While Richard Cheney and John Edwards debated on national
television, four other vice-presidential candidates, each with a
possibility of winning the office, debated in Ohio, shut out by the Bush
and Kerry campaigns from the nationally televised forum.
Although most Austin residents were unable to see Richard Campagna, Pat
LaMarche, Peter Camejo and Chuck Baldwin debate the issues, they will get a
chance to see two Presidential candidates- Michael Badnarik and David Cobb-
debate tomorrow, Thursday, October 7, in Austin.
The debate, sponsored by University of Texas student chapters of the
Libertarian and Green Parties, will be held at 11:30 AM on the West Mall of
the University of Texas, between the Main building and Guadalupe St. The
Chicano Culture room on the fourth floor of the Texas Student Union
building has been reserved for post-debate interviews or for the debate
itself in case of bad weather.
Ben Philpot of KUT Radio will moderate the debate.
Badnarik, a resident of the Austin area, won the Libertarian nomination in
a tightly contested three-way race Memorial Day weekend. His name will
appear on 48 state ballots and in the District of Columbia, including the
Texas ballot.
Cobb, a Houston area native, fought off supporters of Ralph Nader to gain
the Green Party nomination. Although his name will appear on 28 state
ballots, it will not appear on the Texas ballot.
Badnarik has the potential to win as many as 527 electoral votes; Cobb
could potentially win 325 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes
required to elect a President is 270.
Anthony Peroutka, the nominee of the Constitution Party, is on the ballot
in 37 states, challenging for 363 electoral votes. Ralph Nader, running as
an independent with a coalition of Reform and smaller party nominations, is
on the ballot in 36 states, challenging for 309 electoral votes. Both men
chose not to attend the debate in Austin on the 7th.
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