In an actual Barack Obama vs. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad race

[Rob]

What counties would Ahmadinejad win?

Ahmadinejad's tough stance on Jews and alcohol wins him the support of many rural Mormons and Southern Baptists. Several prominent conservatives, including Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, urge their followers to vote for him as the "lesser of two evils," citing his support for family values and his hard line on crime. A popular bumper sticker distributed by a Tea Party organization states, "I'd rather have an HONEST Muslim!"

Mahmoud ultimately wins 40 percent of self-described "conservatives," although he's supported by only 4 percent of "liberals" and 17 percent of "moderates." He wins majorities or pluralities in 389 counties nationwide, although he only carries the state of Oklahoma.

probably none...

If, during a presidential debate, the Republican nominee pulled out a gun and started shooting into the audience- and Obama tackled him to the ground, wrestling away the piece- the GOP would still carry some counties.

[Lee Atwater]

Mahmoud's hatred for same sex marriage, abortion and women's rights as well as his general hatred of all modern ways of thinking and his desire to make America an 11th century theocratic hell on earth would make him more wildly popular with Conservatives than Ronald Reagan. He wins the entire South minus Florida, NC, and Virginia while winning Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska.

[Bo]

Mahmoud's hatred for same sex marriage, abortion and women's rights as well as his general hatred of all modern ways of thinking and his desire to make America an 11th century theocratic hell on earth would make him more wildly popular with Conservatives than Ronald Reagan. He wins the entire South minus Florida, NC, and Virginia while winning Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Alaska.

I doubt many conservatives (especially many socially conservative religious ones) would vote for a guy who hates Jews and Israel (many Christians have strong support for Israel due to Armageddon, etc.). BTW, Ahmadinejad does not hate all modern ways of thinking--he supports using modern technology like tanks and AK-47s to crush his opposition. BTW, Ahmadinejad does not want to send the U.S. to the 11th century--he likes modern technology. Only the Taliban would want to do that.

[RIP Robert H Bork]

Obama would become the first modern candidate to win everything.

[phk]

Only Dearborn, Michigan and some parts of NJ, NY, Houston, TX. He'd perform really strongly with Pakistani-Americans and Lebanese Shi'ite Americans.

[Lief 🗽]

[phk]

His best state would be Michigan. Alabama has like no Muslims and Oklahoma very few.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He'd win a few in Northern Idaho, rural Utah, and Western Nebraska.

He wouldn't win any in rural Utah (which actually has some libertarian leanings, see the referendum on the Cable Television Decency Act) or western Nebraska (which is just a very conservative and traditionalist area, not fascist.)