2008: Hillary Clinton vs. John McCain

[NewYorkExpress]

What if Hillary defeated Obama for the 2008 Democratic nomination?

I feel like we've discussed this way too many times.

Hillary trades North Carolina and Indiana for Missouri.

[NewYorkExpress]

How about maps for Clinton vs. McCain with no recession and no Palin?

Would McCain have picked Palin if Hillary was his opponent?

Possibly...as Palin would have blunted the advantage Hillary would have gotten by being the first female Presidential nominee. Other possibilities include Lisa Murkowski and Kay Bailey Hutchison if he feels he needs to go that route.

[NewYorkExpress]

Arizona is sticking with its Senator John McCain. Obama's win in Indiana was a fluke, the only way I see her winning it is if Bayh is her running mate. If he's not on the ticket, Indiana narrowly stays Republican. Georgia, North Carolina, and West Virginia probably don't flip either.

In exit polling, Clinton outpolled Obama.

That's because Clinton wasn't the nominee. If she did win the nomination, she probably loses Indiana, North Carolina and NE-2 from Obama's 2008 map, but she probably gains Missouri (plus Arkansas if she picks Blanche Lincoln or Mark Pryor, or she holds Indiana if she picks Evan Bayh, or she picks up Tennessee if she picks Phil Bresdsen).