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« on: April 20, 2016, 01:01:46 PM »
What happens in a 2008 scenario with switched running mates?
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« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2016, 01:12:09 PM »
« Edited: April 20, 2016, 01:55:30 PM by Southern Gothic »


Biden/Obama 388
Palin/McCain 150

This is being very generous to the GOP. Palin is just too kooky to be at the top of a ticket.
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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2016, 01:26:35 PM »


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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2016, 01:35:54 PM »


404 EV, 56% PV Biden/Obama
134 EV, 43% PV Palin/McCain
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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2016, 02:46:09 PM »


Joseph Biden/Barack H. Obama 535 EVs, 92.5%
Sarah Palin/John McCain 3 EVs, 6%
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2016, 03:50:05 PM »
This map is probably too generous to Republicans.


Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE)/Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL): 404 EVs, 57% PV
Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK)/Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): 134 EVs, 39% PV
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2016, 05:18:30 PM »


418.....Joe Biden/Barack Obama 57,8%
120.....Sarah Palin/John McCain 40,7%
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2016, 06:44:40 PM »

425: Biden/Obama(56.7%)
113: Palin/McCain(40.0%)
Others: 3.3%
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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2016, 02:07:33 AM »
The country was much less polarized in 08 than it is now. When you combine the economic collapse with Bush's 25% approval rating, an utter moron like Palin at the top of the ticket, and racial resentment being decreased drastically by Obama being at the bottom of the ticket rather than the top and Dems nominating a "safe" white guy with some blue collar appeal, I don't see any way this doesn't end up as a massive landslide.



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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2016, 12:53:57 PM »
« Edited: November 29, 2020, 07:06:23 PM by bagelman »


500-38, although Texas could swing back the other way.
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« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2017, 06:56:03 PM »


Barack Obama (D-IL)/Joe Biden (D-DE) - 535 EV & 71.9% PV

Sarah Palin (R-AK)/John McCain (R-AZ) - 3 EV & 19.1% PV
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2017, 10:22:10 AM »
Palin would be toast against Joe. Big league.



✓ Senator Joe Biden (D-DE)/Senator Barack Obama (D-IL): 394 EVs.; 55.0%
Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK)/Senator John McCain (R-AZ): 144 EVs.; 43.1%
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2017, 08:20:20 PM »
« Edited: March 30, 2017, 05:11:36 PM by ReaganClinton20XX »

Sen. Joe Biden/Sen Barack Obama - 502 Electoral Votes
Gov. Sarah Palin/Sen. John McCain - 36 Electoral Votes
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« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2017, 02:59:40 AM »


Joe Biden/Barack Obama (D) - 409 EV, 58.8%
Sarah Palin/John McCain (R) - 129 EV, 39.6%

Biden gets near unanimous support from Democrats, wins Independents 2-1, and peels off nearly 20% of Republicans. The closest state is Texas which Palin barely wins over Biden, although it could honestly go either way.
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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2017, 07:36:24 AM »
« Edited: February 19, 2017, 07:51:16 AM by Lechasseur »
Quote from: IceSpear on April 21, 2016, 02:07:33 AM
The country was much less polarized in 08 than it is now. When you combine the economic collapse with Bush's 25% approval rating, an utter moron like Palin at the top of the ticket, and racial resentment being decreased drastically by Obama being at the bottom of the ticket rather than the top and Dems nominating a "safe" white guy with some blue collar appeal, I don't see any way this doesn't end up as a massive landslide.



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I think had it been Biden/Obama vs. Palin/McCain, I think this would have been the map, with maybe South Carolina in the Republican column as well, so I think had the election been between Biden and Palin, Biden would have won 444 electoral votes to Sarah Palin's 94, and I think he would have won 58%-61% of the popular vote.
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« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2017, 07:49:20 PM »
Quote from: Senator LLR on April 20, 2016, 02:46:09 PM


Joseph Biden/Barack H. Obama 535 EVs, 92.5%
Sarah Palin/John McCain 3 EVs, 6%
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