You are John Kerry

[big bad fab]

McCain would have been great on paper, but wouldn't have made GOP voters to switch.

Nunn and Lugar would have had to be considered because of the mood at that time.

But, Strickland not being enough known at the time, I would have picked Evan Bayh.

Remember Kerry lost because of big GOP GOTV and many referendums, questions, polls on social and values issues.
So, Bayh would have been meant to cut all these operations.

[big bad fab]

McCain would have been great on paper, but wouldn't have made GOP voters to switch.

Nunn and Lugar would have had to be considered because of the mood at that time.

But, Strickland not being enough known at the time, I would have picked Evan Bayh.

Remember Kerry lost because of big GOP GOTV and many referendums, questions, polls on social and values issues.
So, Bayh would have been meant to cut all these operations.

Kerry McCain holds NM and IA, gains NH as in RL and picks up AZ.

Not sure for AZ, nor for IA.

While not being bad in Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Bayh may have won Ohio and that's the key.

[big bad fab]

Right but he may have been too much for some Dems.
And he may have said some "gaffes"... And on foreign policy matters, Bush campaign would have found many contrarian points between the 2.
So, I'm not so sure.

A risky choice. And, as you've said that I AM John Kerry, I CHOOSE Evan Bayh and YOU are fired from my staff !