2012: McCain the GOP nominee because Romney was the 2008 nominee
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« on: July 29, 2020, 04:59:48 PM »
If Obama defeated Romney in 2008, how would McCain do against Obama in 2012?
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2020, 05:11:32 PM »
McCain wouldnt run in that case and in that case I think Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels run and Tim Pawlenty gets more support too
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2020, 05:16:28 PM »
About the same. I honestly don’t think flipping Obama’s opponents would affect either year much. Romney might have won Indiana and lost Missouri/Montana or something in 2008. Maybe McCain wins Colorado or Nevada in 2012 or something? But I don’t see major changes on either map.
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2020, 05:31:59 PM »


Obama - 311
McCain - 227
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2020, 08:27:51 PM »
Well, Romney would have done far worse than McCain in 2008, So McCain really can't do worse from a purely electoral standpoint. However, the big question would be his age (which already was an issue in 2008)



Barack Obama/Joe Biden 49% 299 EV
John McCain/Kelly Ayotte 47% 239 EV

McCain's extra campaigning, plus the pick of Ayotte gives him New Hampshire. His strengths compared to Romney, give him Florida. Everything else is basically the OTL 2012 map.
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