John S. McCain III/George W. Bush (R): 323 EV, 51% of the PVJoseph R. Biden/John F. Kerry (D): 215 EV, 47% of the PVOthers (Green, Reform, etc): 0 EV, 2% of the PVSenator John McCain defeats Senator Joe Biden to become 43rd President of the United States by a comfortable margin. Senator McCain's victory is assisted by his own 'maverick' appeal which helps in states such as Maine, Wisconsin, Oregon and Michigan. Although McCain's maverick image helps win voters in those states, it also alienates voters belonging to the voting block known as the Religious Right in the South due to his comments regarding Falwell. Thus, if such a scenario was to have occurred in RL 2000, I would expect a lower voter turn out in the South and in general.
