Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party candidate for President in 2004, is running for Congress in 2006 in the 10th Congressional District in Texas.

Badnarik announced his candidacy Saturday at the Libertarian National Committee meeting in Kansas City. “From [this] moment on we will be focused on a huge Libertarian victory,” he said.

“I think Badnarik has about a 10% chance of winning the race, if that,” said Tim West. And Third Party Watch thinks Badnarik is setting his sights too high.

But Badnarik campaign manager Allen Hacker intends to win. “This race will not be run as a standard Libertarian candidacy. We’re serious, and we intend to do everything ethically possible to win. No half-measures, no hedging, no yielding to anyone’s ‘reality,’” he said.

I have to agree that he’s definitely the underdog in this race. I can’t think it’s impossible, though. Too bad I don’t live there; I’d vote for him again.