2008: Obama vs Romney after two terms of Al Gore.

[juulze68]

Suppose Gore wins in 2000 and narrowly beats John McCain in 2004. The recession still happens and after 16 years in the White House, the chances of the Democrats seem low, so many potential candidates like Lieberman and Hillary sit it out. That leaves just Obama and Kerry, and Obama wins the nomination.

Meanwhile, the Centrist path is wide open for Romney as the south is divided between Huckabee, Paul, and Thompson. Romney wins the nomination.

I think Romney would win, but it would be close, and an Obama upset would not have been impossible. It could have been like a redux of 1948.

[Not Me, Us]

Romney would have won in a landslide. There is no way a Democrat would win after 16 years of Dems controlling the White House and the recession happening under a Dem president.

[Skill and Chance]

Romney would have won in a landslide. There is no way a Democrat would win after 16 years of Dems controlling the White House and the recession happening under a Dem president.

Yeah, I feel like this would just mean 12+ years of Republican presidents, assuming the 2008 crash still happens.

[Snazzrazz Mazzlejazz]

the Centrist path is wide open for Romney as the south is divided between Huckabee, Paul, and Thompson. Romney wins the nomination.

Wasn't Romney the conservative-establishment candidate in 2008 in relation to McCain?

[Agonized-Statism]

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) / Senator Joe Biden (D-DE)
Fmr. Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) / Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) ✓

[Chips]

Romney would have won in a landslide. There is no way a Democrat would win after 16 years of Dems controlling the White House and the recession happening under a Dem president.

[One Term Floridian]

Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) / Senator Joe Biden (D-DE)
Fmr. Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) / Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) ✓

Good map. But there's no way Obama would have run to get clobbered this hard by Romney. I'd guess it would be Kerry or Edwards who would run and get this curbstomping