2004;Bush/Cheney vs Clinton/Clark

[NewYorkExpress]

Hillary Clinton runs for and wins the 2004 Presidential nomination and selects General Wesley Clark as her Vice-Presidential nominee.


Given how close John Kerry got IRL, does nominating Clinton put the Democrats over the top?

[PolitiJunkie]

I think the only states to swing from the actual 2004 result would be Arkansas, Iowa, and Ohio, thus giving Clinton/Clark the election by a 285-253 margin. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Nevada, and New Mexico would all come very, very, very close, but, I think, would ultimately go for Bush by a hair. Colorado, Florida, and Virginia would also come quite close, but not quite as much as the ones listed above.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Bush would have hammered Clinton relentlessly on her lack of experience, only three years after 9/11.  The country was still looking for a war President at that point. Flip Arkansas and New Hampshire, and the results stay essentially the same.

[barfbag]

Hillary Clinton would've made it a 50/50 race IF she separates herself from the Democratic Party mindset of 2004. I believe she'd be smart enough to do just that and give Bush a real run for his money. Bush would paint her as the candidate of Sept.10,2001 as a way to tie her to her husband's foreign policy.