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Ron Paul Will Help Obama in Montana

Posted by David Sirota, Open Left at 9:41 AM on September 9, 2008.


Good news for Barack: Paul will appear on Montana's ballot in November.

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This is good news for Barack Obama:

"U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, runner-up in Montana's Republican presidential caucus last winter, will appear on Montana's November ballot as the presidential nominee of the Constitution Party of Montana, it announced Monday. David Hart of Kalispell, who ran Paul's campaign in Montana, predicted that Paul's candidacy would hurt the other four candidates on the state's presidential ballot, particularly McCain. 'Here in Montana, I think it's pretty much sealed the deal that McCain will not win Montana,' Hart said. 'If he doesn't win, Ron Paul will probably be blamed for it. They only need to look in the mirror and blame themselves for nominating someone who doesn't represent true Republican values and causes like Paul.'"

Bill Clinton won Montana in 1992 because of Ross Perot. Obama, who is already close in the polls in Montana, could very likely win the state because of Paul.

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David Sirota is a veteran political strategist and author of Hostile Takeover, a New York Times bestseller about the corruption of both political parties.


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Posted by: maxpayne on Sep 9, 2008 3:20 PM   
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