Michael Badnarik 2004 presidential campaign explained

Campaign:U.S. presidential election, 2004
Candidate:Michael Badnarik
(Software engineer)
Status:Lost election: November 3, 2004
Affiliation:Libertarian Party
Key People:Richard Campagna
(Running mate)
Homepage:http://badnarik.org/
(archived - November 4, 2004)
Slogan:Lighting the fires of Liberty, one heart at a time!

The 2004 presidential campaign of Michael Badnarik, software engineer and candidate for the Texas legislature in 2000 and 2002, began on February 17, 2003, three months after starting an exploratory committee on November 17, 2002. He spent over a year traveling the country, totaling over 25,000 miles prior to the 2004 Libertarian National Convention. On the second night (May 29) of the Convention, he participated in a debate with the other Libertarian candidates, broadcast on C-SPAN.[1] [2]

The next day, the nomination for the Party began, with a candidate needing over 50% of the 778 votes cast.[3] On the first ballot, Badnarik finished 2nd with 256 votes to Aaron Russo (film producer turned political activist who had outspent him 3 to 1 the month before) by two votes, while finishing 10 votes above Gary Nolan (former talk radio host), with none of them having over 50%. On the 2nd ballot, Russo received 285 votes to Badnarik's 249, with Nolan at 244. Badnarik was endorsed by Nolan prior to the third round of voting between him and Russo. On the third ballot, he received 423 votes to Russo's 344, clinching the nomination with 54.4% of the votes cast. Richard Campagna (who had run for lieutenant governor of Iowa in 2002) was soon chosen as his running mate. After the victory, he stated, "If I can win the nomination, there's no reason I can't win this election."[4]

The ticket gained ballot access in 48 states and in the District of Columbia, with write-in access in New Hampshire.

Endorsements

Positions

Badnarik stated that he would oppose and veto any federal legislative attempt to prohibit gay marriage, while opposing federal control over abortion, an end to foreign interventionism, repeal of federal mandates and controls over schools and an end to the War on Drugs. He also supported the right to bear arms of the individual, along with opposing the renewal of the defense weapons ban. He also advocated to an end of all corporate welfare, such as subsidies to oil and timber companies.[12] [13] [14]

Financing

The campaign raised $1 million by Election Day.[15]

Campaign

Badnarik and Green Party candidate David Cobb were arrested[16] [17] in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 8, 2004, for an act of civil disobedience. Badnarik and Cobb were protesting their exclusion from the presidential debates of the 2004 presidential election campaign. They were arrested after crossing a police barricade in an attempt to serve an Order to Show Cause to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Result

In the general election, Badnarik finished in 4th place, receiving 397,265 votes (0.3% of the electorate).[18] This was 12,834 more votes than the Browne/Olivier ticket four years prior.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Badnarik – 2004 Libertarian Candidate for President . gwu.edu . 2002-11-17 .
  2. Web site: Presenting Michael Badnarik – the 2004 Libertarian U.S. Presidential Candidate. July 13, 2004. Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: The Libertarian Party Stays the Course. June 3, 2004. Reason.com.
  4. Web site: Libertarian Party History: 2004, the Year The Guy No One Thought Would Win The Presidential Nomination Won. May 22, 2016. Reason.com.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041101020633/http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/2004-10-07/news_flankingaction.html . An agonizing choice . 2004-11-01 . Bob . Barr . Creative Loafing Atlanta . 2004-10-07.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041204111212/http://www.crispinsartwell.com/someoneelse.htm . In the Words of James Brown: Please, Please, Please . Sartwell . Crispin . 2004-12-04 . www.crispinsartwell.com.
  7. Web site: Las Vegas SUN: Libertarian presidential hopeful visits . https://web.archive.org/web/20041027042500/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-gov/2004/sep/07/517468605.html . dead . 2004-10-27 . 2019-07-13.
  8. Web site: Badnarik/Campagna '04 for President. https://web.archive.org/web/20041106050428/http://badnarik.org/inthenews_item.php?p=403. 2004-11-06. November 6, 2004.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041106033017/http://badnarik.org/inthenews_item.php?p=1008 . Barry Hess Endorses Michael Badnarik . 2004-09-13 . badrnarik.org . 2004-11-06 .
  10. Web site: Libertarian Party of Kentucky Presidential Debates: the Finale!. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/mYFlrDIeOz8 . 2021-12-21 . live. May 9, 2020. Libertarian Party. 51m41s. I have voted for the Libertarian presidential candidate every time since I voted for Ed Clark in 1980.. May 16, 2020.
  11. Web site: Who's Getting Your Vote?. November 2004. Reason.com .
  12. Web site: Badnarik/Campagna '04 for President. https://web.archive.org/web/20041105014013/http://badnarik.org/whybadnarik/why_democrats.php. 2004-11-05. November 5, 2004.
  13. Web site: Badnarik/Campagna '04 for President. https://web.archive.org/web/20041105015333/http://badnarik.org/whybadnarik/why_gays.php. 2004-11-05. November 5, 2004.
  14. Web site: Badnarik/Campagna '04 for President. https://web.archive.org/web/20041106031338/http://badnarik.org/whybadnarik/why_environmentalists.php. 2004-11-06. November 6, 2004.
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041105042822/http://badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2004/11/02/1000000-dollars-100000-votes/ . 1,000,000 Dollars! 1,000,000 Votes? . badrnarik.org . 2004-11-02 . 2004-11-05.
  16. Web site: Michael Badnarik arrested – badnarik.org, 8 October 2004 . 2013-02-04 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20041009213011/http://badnarik.org/supporters/blog/2004/10/08/michael-badnarik-arrested/ . 9 October 2004 .
  17. http://lpalabama.org/BadnarikArrestArchive/BadnarikArrested.htm
  18. Web site: 2004 Presidential General Election Results. uselectionatlas.org.

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