Posted on 11/05/2008 12:36:36 PM PST by syl799
Ron Paul’s Election Results November 5, 2008
Ron Paul obtained 2.2% of the vote in Montana, which is the best result of any third party candidate in any state. He also obtained 0.5% in Louisiana, putting him ahead of any other third party candidate in that state.
Ron Paul’s write-in results in California are not yet available. Write-in votes in other states are not being counted.
Ron Paul was reelected as Congressman for the 14th District of Texas. He did not have an opponent.
Montana
John McCain: 50.1% (230,410 votes) Barack Obama: 46.7% (214,581 votes) Ron Paul: 2.2% (9,932 votes) Ralph Nader: 0.8% (3,499 votes) Bob Barr: 0.3% (1,274 votes)
Louisiana
John McCain: 58.6% (1,147,603 votes) Barack Obama: 39.9% (780,981 votes) Ron Paul: 0.5% (9,353 votes) Cynthia McKinney: 0.5% (9,184 votes) Ralph Nader: 0.4% (6,991 votes) Chuck Baldwin: 0.1%
Why was Ron Paul on the presidential ballot in these states?
In Montana, the Constitution Party of Montana used to be an affiliate of the national Constitution Party until July 2006. Since then, it has been an independent party. This year, they selected Ron Paul and Michael Peroutka as their presidential candidates.
In Louisiana, a group of Ron Paul supporters founded the Louisiana Taxpayers Party and selected Ron Paul and Barry Goldwater Jr. as their presidential candidates.
In California, Ron Paul was nominated by Gail Lightfoot, a former Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. He was not on the ballot, but write-in votes are being counted.
Playing around in fantasies, while America itself is in desparate need of salvation.
He tried to get his name off the ballot in Montana.
Lucky for Ron, he really had no effect on the outcome.
He could have done some good. I don’t think he wanted to.
Unlike 1992, there was no significant role for 3rd party votes. However, my concern is there will be in 2012. Too many Republicans were anything but conservative over the last decade. The fallout of the 2006 and 2008 elections could give rise to a third party strong enough to make a differnce in 2012. Unfortunately, that difference is likely to mirror 1992.
I presume that the thousands of Californian liberals who own second homes in MT switched their registrations to MT for the purposes of this election, secure in the knowledge that McCain would not come close in CA.
Didn’t Ron have, like, millions of “military” contributions? I mean, it was all over the place. So they all sent money but didn’t bother getting a ballot?
In Texas, Rue Paul wasn’t a certified write-in candidate, so a vote for him was truly a thrown away vote. It didn’t count for anything.
Other equally worthless votes I saw while counting last night:
Homer Simpson
Bill Cosby
Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck
Hillary Clinton
Willie Nelson/Chet Edwards
“There should be a new drinking game, what do Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich have in common? “
They are both loons? What do I win?
I think a lot of Ron Paul supporters (including myself) know that Ron Paul didn’t have any chance to win so it was better to vote for McCain which was really a vote against the marxist Obama.
A vote for Ron Paul would have been a vote less for McCain and that is like a vote for the marxist Obama.
“Rue” Paul — LOL!!
I was looking for his name on the FLorida ballot since I know someone who was voting for him...and I didn’t see it. Was glad too because I thought it just might get my friend to vote McCain. Did he request his name off these ballots??
I know he did for Montana, unsure about others.
Give me "cut and run cowardice" any day over a bunch of blue haired constipated dyspeptics too stupid to know that when you give people "socialism" vs "socialism lite" they will pick the real thing every time. I am sick to death of Republican kool aid drinkers breathlessly waving visions of Saul Alinsky or Bill Ayres or birth certificates or God knows what else around like Jesse Jackson waving a bloody shirt in Memphis. "The most important election in history!!!" Well, if it is so damned important, why not give us a choice of DIRECTION, not just of DEGREES?
Again, just as hypocritical as Jesse Jackson and just as dishonest.
Ron Paul put together an internet savvy bunch of highly dedicated young people, committed to freedom, liberty, restrained government, and faithfulness to principles of life. Because he did not subscribe to flag waving militarism and turning our military into some kind of idiotic worldwide 911 force he was called "cowardly" and worse. The Party COULD HAVE said "hmmmmmm" we really need to evaluate WHY all these kids are turned on by vision of small government, fiscal repsonsibility, true federalism, and freedom" But OH HELL NO! The Republican Party acted SHAMEFULLY toward him and his followers and only have themselves to blame if they creak on out into obscurity, shriveled, ancient, out of touch old haters, too ossified and ignorant to consider that the principles of liberty might actually be ATTRACTIVE to kids who don't look like Mormon Missionaries. To act like everyone not supporting perpetual war "for freedom" is a "cut and run coward" is both shameful and stupid.
Nahhh, better to cling to my metamucil and console myself with rants about how kids today are too stupid to know what "socialism" means with my fellow toothless octogenarians. They are pure enough to join us, after all.
I have never seen a party so out of touch with itself and the future and so hopelessly stupid when it comes to the things with which they have a distinct advantage when it comes to the next generation of voters. I guess it is just easier to talk about the piercings and tatoos. (BTW, I am 53 years old and have neither tatoos nor piercings..., but I hear kids talk about freedom)
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