If Marco Rubio or Susana Martinez ran in 2016
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« on: September 28, 2012, 08:20:22 PM »

What would a close election map look like?  Assume that the Democrat is not Hispanic (i.e. no Julian Castro).

 
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« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2012, 11:01:16 PM »

It will depend alot on Obama's approval ratings/Democrat brand that is.

Scenario 1:
If the economy looks to be recovering, and Obama's policies are seen as a success, barring any major gaffes from either party, and if the GOP nominates Rubio/McDonnell, a close election could look like this:

It all comes down to Ohio. Rubio takes FL 54-46 and VA 51-49, and he takes one of the southwest tri-fecta (CO, NV, NM)



Now, switch out Rubio with Martinez (The GOP would still keep a white male on the ticket). I say they keep MCDonnell because of the swing state prize of Virginia.

Once again, it comes down to Ohio. Here, there is a very narrow win of 270 for the Dems.



Scenario 2:
Obama's policies are preceived as a disaster, and there is a second recession over the last 3 years starting in 2013, and continues to get worse, and by 2016, unemployment is still in the 8-10% range. No matter how much Obama is likable, he is perceived as a failure in the same regard Bush was by 2008. But let's say the Dems counter this by nominating a woman VP (Kobluchar?) with Cuomo as the nominee.

With Rubio, the map could look like this:



With Martinez/McDonnell, the women vote and hispanic vote essentially neutralized, the map could look like this:







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« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2012, 11:31:23 PM »

If Romney loses by a close margin, and Obama's 2nd term is a failure by 2016, expect a GOP favored map.
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