Would McCain/Huckabee have fared better?

[Daniel Z]

Palin was essentially Huckabee as a woman so the difference would be minimal. I think McCain carries North Carolina, but the margin in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania goes even higher for Obama. I bet Ted Stevens is happy it was Palin and not Huckabee.

Not quite. They have similar positions, but Huckabee is much more articulate and probably could have avoided becoming the laughing stock that Pailin was.

[Daniel Z]

You guys know Huckabee is a crackpot, right?

And Palin isnt? The difference is that Huckabee doesnt show it nearly as much.