I think it'd go something like this
Rudy has a tough combative race with Bill Frist for the nomination he takes big hits in the south but still manages to win every where else. He decides to balance the ticket with a southerner. Though his race against Frist wasn't the most friendly the two don't dislike eachother so Rudy announces that it will be
Guliani/Frist 2008
On the Democrats side of the spectrum the race for the nomination was a breeze for Edwards... He selects Bill Richardson to balance out his ticket...
Edwards/Richardson 2008
Election night looks like this....
Frist just did enough to tilt TN in Guliani's favor... States such as NY, TX, PN, and MI were deadlocked to a 2000 Florida extent. But this time there are no challenges because Edwards is young he'll be back in 4 or 8 years to once again run for the highest office in all the land.....
Would have liked to make it more dynamic but sadly I don't have the time right now.
California would vote for Guliani over Edwards?