These polls show Badnarik (scroll down to second one). I’m not sure how good those numbers are, because that second set of data that includes all on the ballot doesn’t indicate the exact polling question like the other two.
You’ve got to realize that Nader had some levelk of celebrity before he ran in thew 2000 election. He’s a well-known consumer activist, not merely a minor-party politician.
Badnarik, on the other hand (according to the bio on his website), has led an ordinary, private life until entering politics four years ago, and his entry into politics was only as a minor-party candidate for local office. That’s not something that the press sits up and notices, even if he is on the ballot nationwide.
Is this the guy who’s the hardcore tax protestor who said as President, he’d blow up the UN building after giving its residents a week’s notice?
The “hardcore tax protestor” part appears to be correct. He’s refused to file tax returns for several years, and is involved in an ongoing dispute with the IRS. Note that this site includes links to other sources. The linked interview is also fascinating, particularly when Badnarik talks about his ideas about the courts:
One should also visit his website, paying particular attention to his positions on the economy, free trade, health care, and prescription drugs. You are free to draw your own conclusions about his fitness for higher office.
There’s an article on MTV’s website that makes some reference to his plans for the U.N.:
Well, the U.N. is incompetant anyway, not to mention corrupt eh?
I wouldn’t blow it up, maybe fill it with more important things than what it is involved with now.
Redecorate?