ot ▁access ▁in ▁ 4 8 ▁states ▁plus ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁failed ▁to ▁obtain ▁ball ot ▁access ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁although ▁Bad nar ik ▁was ▁a ▁qualified ▁write - in ▁candidate ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ), ▁and ▁placed ▁nation wide ▁political ▁advert is ements ▁on ▁CNN ▁and ▁Fox ▁News , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁local ▁advert ising ▁bu ys ▁in ▁the ▁important ▁swing ▁states ▁of ▁Wisconsin , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁Nev ada , ▁and ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁No ▁national ▁pol ls ▁including ▁Bad nar ik ▁had ▁put ▁him ▁above ▁ 1 . 5 %, ▁though ▁one ▁poll ▁put ▁him ▁at ▁ 5 % ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁another ▁at ▁three ▁percent ▁in ▁Nev ada . ▁A ▁R asm ussen ▁poll ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁put ▁Bad nar ik ▁at ▁ 3 % ▁in ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Bad nar ik ▁received ▁ 3 9 7 , 2 6 5 ▁votes ▁nation wide ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election , ▁taking ▁ 0 . 3 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁placing ▁fourth , ▁ 6 8 , 3 8 5 ▁votes ▁behind ▁Ralph ▁N ader ▁but ▁ 1 2 , 8 3 4 ▁vote ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁party ' s ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁election ▁results . ▁Bad nar ik ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁tour ing ▁the ▁nation ▁and ▁giving ▁speech es . ▁He ▁also