While he is the only real chance for chance, I think it's quite a stretch that he'll actually win.

Obama came on so strong, so fast, that I think the novelty will wear off. People will go back to the issues, not vote on the Flavor of the Month.

He has the knowledge and power behind him to do it and will.

I think what's going to happen in Montana is what's going to happen everywhere--"surface liberals" will vote for McCain because he's familiar and Caucasian. Racism is everywhere and I find that when I probe my most liberal friends on blackness, they sound just like the parents they reject. How different can you be from those that raised you? And, like mtrybak said in the above post, he's not getting help from Jessie Jackson. If he's not getting support from so-called Black leaders in public, what support can he get from white Montana in private?

It never ceases to amaze me how persuasive and charismatic Barack is. There could come a time when his bite is NOT bigger than his bark, but for now, he's got just the right size bite on his little doggy plate. He can do it, he has before other places, he can now.

I hope the people of Montana are smarter than that. This guy says he wants to bring about change, but refuses to elaborate. Doesn't that seem odd? I think he is at least a Socialist if not a Commie. If he gets elected the USA as we know will cease to exist in the next 30 years. You some have compared him to Hitler? He is a smart guy, but he's foolish to think he can sit down and talk with terrorist. They will think he is weak. He will get more Americans kill than what W has. You can mark my word on that. Plus he needs more experience.

Montana is as Republican as can get.

I think he won't be able to win Montana. It's such a long shot I seriously doubt he

will win Montana.But who cares? He will win the election.

It really depends upon the gulliblity of the people of Montana.I hope he don't,but if the people of montana don't take a good look at his record and his credentials that might be duped by his siver tongue.But you know I'm gonna give the people of Montana the benefit opf the doubt and say that they have better sense than to vote for Obama.The wheat farmers and ranchers are probably blessed with commom sense and I am looking for them to have better sense than to vote for Obama.

The two most liberal, oh excuse me, progressive Democrats are the final contestants for the nomination and the only difference between them is their supporters. The Republicans start with a pack of potential and John Boy is almost swamped in the first wave of primaries, but somehow he wins it. His biggest claim to fame is that he crosses the aisle. John, no one wants you to cross the aisle except for the guys on the other side. Well, I could always throw my vote away and vote for one of the Libertarian candidates you are 90% dead right and 10% loony-toons. Sigh. It just seems like between George Soros, the media, and blue-blood country club Republicans we are jerky marionettes twitching this way and that to the string pullers.

I think Obama is bad for the USA. I'm a soldier and he will take away everything that has been given to the military. He opens his mouth and inserts foot all the time. People need to open up their eyes and see this man for what he truly is.

Presidential races are so long that people eventually get past the hype of a candidate and down to the facts. I am sure that the people of Montana will see past the UTube (really believable - right!) videos, and make the right choices based on facts and not hot bodies and cutsy commercials.

I know the last Rasmussen poll had Obama leading by 5 in Montana. And I know Montana has elected a Dem governor, and I think now has two Dem senators. And I truly believe Obama is going to be competitive in a lot of "non-traditional" states. But I think Obama has a much better chance in New Mexico and Colorado. Somehow, I just can't see him spending the resources to really nab Montana on election day; it's just too small and too tough a nut to crack compared to some of the other swing states this year in which Obama has real strengths going for him.

It is scary how much people our listening to Obama. He is great at giving good lip service. He knows exactly what people want to hear, but he does not have the knowledge on how to get things done. I would much rather have someone in the White House who has been in a war and knows what is truely going on. I think the reason people don't like McCain is because he tells it like it is and sometimes people don't like hearing the truth.

Obama’s team has done an excellent job at making him a media darling while remaining rather vague about the specifics of his very left-leaning positions. Soon, the good people of Montana will see through the empty façade that is Obama and if anything, cast a vote against Obama rather than a vote for McCain. He will lose the state because the more independent minded people of Montana will see that Obama is nothing more than a liberal elitist who is merely dusting off liberal ideas from the 60s like Johnson’s “Great Society” programs where the government will become the solution for everything. Sorry, the only thing Obama has changed is how he has repackaged old ideas from the left.

Well he did lol. This Obama appeal has nothing to do with race. He's a great canidate.Barack Obama has proven that he can appeal to voters in every demographic.

Obama has a lot to get through before he can consider winning Montana. And his good friend's like Jesse Jackson are sure helping him at all. It is probably highly unlikely that anyone but a conservative, older, white man can win that state. It will interesting to see what happens.

During this election it is of particular importance to look at the trends that are occurring in a particular state. Based on historical data Montana ranks 13th out of 50 for being conservative. Since the 1996 election it has been voting Republican. This is probably due to an increase of married, middle and upper-middle people. Also, we need to remember, what people openly espouse and what they are going to do behind the closed voting curtain will not necessarily be the same.