She lost the nomination to Bob Barr on the sixth ballot at the 2008 Libertarian National Convention on May 25 , 2008 . Despite tying with Barr on the third and fourth ballots and taking the lead on the fifth , she ultimately lost after third-placed candidate Wayne Allyn Root threw his support behind Barr . Root later received the vice-presidential nomination
2008 Libertarian National Convention
2008 Libertarian National Convention
Mary Ruwart