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Barack Obama vs. John McCain
injest:
"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one. "
— Plato
Shasta542:
4 words -- Nixon/Kennedy -- televised debates.
Mikaela:
Well, I'm hoping for Hillary. :)
But I voted that I think McCain will win. That is based on experience of 4 years ago, when I, along with most Western Europeans, could hardly begin to believe the US election result. That's when I realized I don't understand the majority of Americans and their voting at all.
Kd5000:
First of all I'm a Democrat.
However, Romney as a VP would have pluses and minuses. He is very telegenic. He's also convinced some of the most right wing pundits such as Anne Coulter that he's a true blue conservative. Many Republicans are not too thrilled with McCain. However, Romney is a Mormon and he's NOT from a swing state. His being on the ticket might help the GOP in Michigan, but where else. Many evangelicals, a major base for the GOP, aren't too fond of the Mormon Church.
A Democrat VP candidate would ideally be a popular politician from a swing state. Anybody fits that profile in populous Ohio or Florida?
jstephens9:
What I still cannot understand is how the Democrats think that Obama would beat McCain in November. If you look at the states Obama has won almost every one of them is a solid red state where McCain will win. Sure the Democrats might have voted for Obama, but these states have a lot more people who will vote Republican. Obama will not be able to swing those votes. There are some that Hillary would definitely stand a chance in such as Florida, Arkansas, possibly even Texas, and possibly others. There is potential there, but that potential does not hold true for Obama. Also Obama is extremely weak in some of the big traditional blue, Democrat strongholds such as New York, California, Pennsylvania and several others. These may be the states that will end up voting Republican. If that is the case Obama has a good chance of loosing in a major landslide. And that is why I have a hard time understanding why the Democrats are pushing Obama as they are. The numbers for a national election are just not there. Of course, the Democrats have a history of going with the person least likely to win for some reason.
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