Obama/Clinton Split Delegates...No Decisive Winner...Bosses Choose Gore at DNC
Politico:
After a long, expensive, and divisive battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama that results in neither nominee winning the necessary amount of delegates to secure the nomination, the Democratic Party heads into its first convention without a presidential candidate since 1968. Animosity between the two sides is high. Neither side will relent and accept the other side as its nominee. The "smoke-filled backrooms" eventually produce the "unity" candidate of Al Gore. Gore reluctantly accepts the nomination and chooses Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia as his running mate.
The Republicans also end up enduring a long battle, but eventually produce a battered winner in Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who used a surprising comeback in New Hampshire to slingshot himself towards victory. Many cite his experience, conservative credentials (Especially compared to Romney and Giuliani) and, most importantly, everlasting support of the effort in Iraq, for leading to the comeback. McCain chooses Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota as his running mate at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul.
After the conventions, McCain moves slightly towards the center on Iraq, but not enough to greatly disturb a majority of his conservative base. However, a majority of Americans are still critical of his support of the war, which compares unfavorably to Gore's record on the issue along with Gore's earnest promise to bring an honorable end to the war. McCain tries to neutralize the issue of global warming, pointing towards his agreements with Gore on the issue, but all of the talk and semi-agreement about global warming only fuels Gore's campaign, especially in environmentally-conscious states such as Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin and New Hampshire.
In the end, McCain's continued support of Bush's effort in Iraq ends up being the difference as Gore squeaks by with a half-point edge in the popular vote, along with only one-point or less differences in most every swing state, resulting in an Electoral College victory of 300-238 (Gore wins all of the states he won in 2000 along with FL, NH, and CO).
HappyWarrior:
Kaine for Senate '18:
These are the best candidates for each party, and Gore barely pulls it out, 297-241.
Padfoot:
No. Any scenario involving Al Gore as the Democratic nominee is never going to happen. I don't care if all the Democratic nominees except for Gravel are assassinated, Gore will not be the 2008 Democratic nominee for president. LET. IT. GO.
Robespierre's Jaw:
Quote from: padfoot714 on December 03, 2007, 08:28:56 PM
Gore will not be the 2008 Democratic nominee for president. LET. IT. GO.
Gore wouldn't even get the nomination, if this scenario occured. However, if this scenario was to occur in RL, Gore would become 43rd President of the United States by defeating Senator John McCain. Here's a map.
Al Gore/Tim Kaine (D): 316 EV, 51%
John McCain/Tim Pawlenty (R): 222 EV, 48%
Others (Socialist, ect): 0 EV, 1%
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