That's not true, the electors can vote for whomever they choose, given that the candidate they are pledged to is found to not be able to serve. However if it were, I'd go with Barr, as the much less divisive choice. A compromise candidate as it where. He's qualified, and he's strongly pro second amendment rights, and anti big government, but the "other side" gets "anti-Bush".
I stand corrected. Yes, technically they could vote for someone outside the group of selected candidates on the ballot, but that is so rare, there have only been 7 electors to do this in all of the elections in the last 100 years. I'm thinking they would follow tradition and pick from the "approved" group remaining on the ballot - unless die-hard democrat electors tried to select another democrat that wasn't on the ballot...and it's almost certain they would not be able to consolidate enough votes for any one person, even if Obama "nominated" someone, LOL. They'd split it between Hillary and Biden almost for sure, regardless of what the Obamameister said. And, they'd all be divided off in their individual states, unable to truly negotiate a settlement candidate. Sweet. It's a mess, but I hope it happens, just so I can watch the MSM choke on it after their criminal conspiracy to manipulate the election. Justice, methinks.