Libertarian Party Founder David Nolan writes, “Barr. . . tooted his own horn and ‘invited’ Ron Paul to be his running mate. This was insanely stupid, for several reasons. First, because Barr has no authority to unilaterally change running-mates. Second, because it’s a insult to Ron Paul, who is far better known and more widely admired. (Reportedly, Ron Paul and his top people are furious.) And third, because even if Ron Paul accepted the invitation and the Libertarian National Committee approved the substitution, it is too late to make a substitution on most states’ ballots.”

So what was the purpose of this offer? Just theatrics? Nolan points out that one big problem with the Barr campaign is that its top people are not libertarians. Yeah, that could be a problem.