Ron Paul effect being felt in Montana

It's sad that Ron Paul has given up so easily. He's a way better pick for president, in my opinion. I'm still on the fence about voting, but if I do, I'll still try and write him in. He won't get enough to win him anything, of course. I have to wonder how many of those votes will be from former non-voters. How many will be taken from McCain or Obama? You're right about him probably getting more of McCain's votes than Obama's votes, though. I don't see many Obama voters wanting to put such a fiscally conservative guy in the white house.

I cannot help but love the fact that Ron Paul constantly says he does not want to be supported but people do it anyways. In fact it makes me think he just wants to do his job and not get involved with the celebrity of the other two. Which he has stated in his emails you receive after registering with the mentioned site. I am a member of his campaign for Liberty and every chance I get I mention paul to anyone. I have always gone with the person who does not make you feel the pressure in deciding...and since he tries to keep his name off of the ballots I cannot help but want to write him in or if he will be on our KY ballot pick his name. I just do not know exactly how I will vote on the fourth. My conscious says stick with the one who will uphold the constitution and mark my protest vote...and then the other gut is to go with the guy I know who has shown integrity to our nation through his service.... I think if people actually vote for Paul it is a true sign we do want change in the nation...the kind of change that will allow us to realize that document we learned about in school means so much more than words. I watched some interesting documentaries on the constitution to further my understanding and found it quite refreshing to see that our founding fathers and the people who drafted the consitution most definitely did not see eye to eye on things, but were able to come together for this "project". So why can't we now in 2008? I am very happy that Paul has a lot of support out there and it would be nice if it would make a huge difference in the election. Who knows....

I cannot stop wondering why Ron Paul did not run nation wide as either the Libertarian candidate or as an Independent. Yes Ron Paul would have hurt John McCain but he would have also hurt Barack Obama. Take the two wars going on Ron Paul is the only candidate to have actually voted against invading Iraq, and has voted to remove troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama says he is against the war but when given the chance Obama votes to keep the war going on. Ron Paul is the only candidate to vote against the Patriot Act. Obama has said that he was against it but voted for it. When it comes to civil liberties Obama is just words. When it come to fiscal responsibility McCain is just words. With Ron Paul his actions speak for themselves.

I think it definitely could hurt McCain. I would think that voters would think hard before casting their vote for Ron Paul -- or for Chuck Balwins, since we know neither can win. Neither was even on my ballot when I voted, so it's impossible for them to win. So it is important to make your vote COUNT. McCain's policies are going to please Ron Paul's supporters FAR MORE than Obama's will, and I think that Paul's supporters should consider that strongly before throwing away their vote on principle. The time to work for Ron Paul is now -- for the next election. But NOT now for THIS election.

Probably not much effect overall, since I SERIOUSLY doubt this election is going to come down to a difference of three electoral votes. It would be a feather in Obama's cap to win Montana, though; Bush won it in 2004 by nearly 21 points.

I know lots of Ron Paul supporters are writing his name in. It should be about voting for who you think will be the best President for this country. I also know an equal amounf people that are afraid that if they vote for Ron Paul, then Obama might win the election, so they insist on voting for McCain. Real CHANGE would be NOT voting Republican or Democrat.

I also think that Ron Paul would have been the better choice for President. He believes in our constitution, and votes accordingly. I am still tossing around the idea of writing him in. Though that will probably bring Obama closer to winning than he already is. I just don't know at this point whether to write in the candidate that I believe is the best for our nation, or vote for the big party candidate that is second best. I sure do wish that Paul had won the nomination.