Gillibrand/Locke vs. Walker/Rubio

[Never]

Great Night for Republicans:

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker/Florida Senator Marco Rubio - 311 electoral votes

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand/Former Ambassador to China Gary Locke - 227 electoral votes

Acceptable Night for Republicans:

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker/Florida Senator Marco Rubio - 276 electoral votes

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand/Former Ambassador to China Gary Locke - 262 electoral votes

Acceptable Night for Democrats:

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand/Former Ambassador to China Gary Locke - 293 electoral votes

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker/Florida Senator Marco Rubio - 245 electoral votes

Great Night for Democrats:

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand/Former Ambassador to China Gary Locke - 303 electoral votes

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker/Florida Senator Marco Rubio - 235 electoral votes


I was tempted to make this election closer for the Republican's good night, since I view both Gillibrand and Walker as strong candidates, but I don't see any reason why a winning Republican couldn't peel off at least one of the  D+1 states like Colorado and Pennsylvania, especially since they were the tipping points last time.

My one quibble with this scenario is that Walker has already implied that he would want a governor as a running mate, which would exclude options like Rubio.

[Never]

Not after this:

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/19/scott-walker-prosecutors_n_5512116.html

I'd wait for a bit before ruling out Walker, considering past accusations against him didn't stick...