Austin Cassidy says on Conservative Pulse:



Ron Paul will appear on the ballot in Louisiana as a Presidential candidate this November, despite never expressing an interest in doing so. It seems that there are a few states where a candidate can be placed on the ballot for President or Vice-President entirely by the actions of supporters. Meaning, a person can be drafted onto the ballot — and if he or she doesn’t object and request to have their name removed — they will appear without ever declaring a formal candidacy. As such, supporters have created something called the Taxpayer’s Party in Louisiana with the purpose of placing Ron Paul and former Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr. on the ballot for President and Vice-President. It sounds like Paul is entirely indifferent to the efforts and won’t request that his name be removed, while Goldwater (son of the 1964 Republican nominee) is actually interested in doing a little bit of campaigning.

Ron Paul is also on the ballot in Montana, as we report below. Montana has 3 electoral votes, Louisiana 9. Could Paul tip those two states to Obama by taking away McCain votes?

Here’s Austin Cassidy’s opinion:

While Louisiana is considered safe territory for McCain, Montana has become a surprising swing state where Barack Obama is spending a large amount of resources…. Most hurt by this has to be Libertarian Bob Barr, who hasn’t gotten much traction yet and will likely lose many votes to Paul in these two states. And it’s possible that Paul’s name may wander onto the ballot in a couple of additional states as his legions of supporters refuse to give up the fight.