nar ik , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁hard cover ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Bad nar ik ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁unlikely ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁president ial ▁nom ination , ▁facing ▁challeng es ▁from ▁talk - show ▁host ▁Gary ▁N olan ▁and ▁Hollywood ▁producer ▁A aron ▁Rus so . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Libert arian ▁National ▁Convention , ▁Bad nar ik ▁gained ▁substantial ▁support ▁following ▁the ▁candidates ' ▁debate ▁( bro ad cast ▁live ▁on ▁C - SP AN ). ▁In ▁the ▁closest ▁president ial ▁nom ination ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ' s ▁ 3 2 - year ▁history , ▁all ▁three ▁candidates ▁pol led ▁within ▁ 1 2 ▁votes ▁of ▁each ▁other ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot ▁( R us so ▁ 2 5 8 , ▁Bad nar ik ▁ 2 5 6 , ▁N olan ▁ 2 4 6 ). ▁When ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot ▁placed ▁the ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁order , ▁Gary ▁N olan ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁and ▁threw ▁his ▁support ▁to ▁Bad nar ik ; ▁Bad nar ik ▁won ▁the ▁nom ination ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁ball ot ▁ 4 1 7 ▁to ▁ 3 4 8 , ▁with ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁A bove ▁receiving ▁six ▁votes . ▁Richard ▁Camp agna ▁of ▁Iowa ▁City , ▁Iowa , ▁was ▁elected ▁separately ▁by ▁convention ▁deleg ates ▁as ▁his ▁vice - pres ident ial ▁nom ine e . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁libert ari ans ▁were ▁happy ▁with ▁Bad nar ik ' s