Tucker For President

by Walter Alarkon - 05/23/08 1:09 PM ET

Rumors are swirling among Libertarians that Tucker Carlson, the former MSNBC talk show host who remains a reporter for the network, is organizing for a run at their party’s nomination at their national convention this weekend in Denver.

A blogger at Kids Prefer Cheese has posted an account of phone call by a pollster asking about a Carlson candidacy. And Brendan Nyhan notes that Carlson, known for his right-of-center views, has taken positions “heterodox” for a conservative ever since George W. Bush started running for president.

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