From The New West Blog

Ron Paul to be on Montana Ballot


By Matthew Frank, 9-08-08

 
 

The Constitution Party of Montana has submitted Ron Paul as their nominee, meaning he’ll be on the Montana ballot with McCain and Obama (and Nader and Barr), according to Left in the West.

Writes Matt Singer:

Ron Paul is a big enough name in enough of Montana that this could cause some trouble for John McCain.

In the GOP primary, Paul drew over 20,000 votes. Consider the closely fought 2006 Senate race, ultimately decided by 3,500 votes and 20,000 votes could be a big deal, especially if Bob Barr (a more credible nominee than the Libertarians have had in some time) pulls the same 1,700 votes the Libertarians drew in ‘04.

By means of comparison, Nader and the Green nominee combined in ‘04 received about 7,000 votes total in Montana.

All told—this could be about a 14,000 net vote advantage for the Ds, just based on the other names on the ballot.

Obama has a shot at winning Montana and its three electoral votes, according to the few polls conducted in the state so far. A Democrat hasn’t won the state since Clinton in 1992 when Perot changed the math.



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