If we changed the votes in a few states (approximately 35 states mostly small in population), the below numbers show that if we could make those changes, we would win (States where Michael Badnarik wins the votes have been changed). We win with this break down of 50 States plus the District of Columbia District, 270 Electoral Votes with 17,465,768 votes for the Libertarian is 14.12% of popular vote.
Electoral Votes Vote total %
Michael Badnarik: Libertarian 270 17,465,768 14.12%
John F. Kerry: Democrat 209 49,825,837 40.74%
George W Bush: Republican 58 46,752,494 38.23%
John Edwards 1 Minnesota
Michael A. Peroutka: Constitution 4,053,143 3.31%
David Cobb: Green 3,852,596 3.31%
Ralph Nader: Reform/Populist/Independent 256,757 .21%
Leonard Peltier: Peace and Freedom 27,607 .02%
Write-in (Miscellaneous): 16,823 .01%
None of these Candidates 3,693 .00%
Miscellaneous 40,627 .03%
Total: 122,295,345