Hillary Clinton versus Sarah Palin 2016

[Liberalrocks]

OK so it would likely NEVER happen but a playful fun hypothetical...

Lets say that Sarah Palin somehow makes a comeback and decides to run in 2016 for the GOP nomination. She wins in a very dirty split primary with Tea Party support. Hillary Clinton is the democratic nominee. Just how badly would Sarah Palin lose?....Maps? Running Mates?

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Clinton just might crack 70%

[Goodwin]

Probably something like this........

The closest state being OK
Clinton receives about 65% in popular vote.

[SPC]

Probably something like this........

The closest state being OK
Clinton receives about 65% in popular vote.

Palin wouldn't win Alaska with her current favorability ratings there.

[publicunofficial]

Probably something like this........

The closest state being OK
Clinton receives about 65% in popular vote.

Alaska would probably be the deepest red state on that map. They HATE Palin and are at least okay with Clinton.

[Goodwin]

Probably something like this........

The closest state being OK
Clinton receives about 65% in popular vote.

Alaska would probably be the deepest red state on that map. They HATE Palin and are at least okay with Clinton.

Yeah, I was kind of 50/50 with Alaska. Come to think of it, there is very strong chance that Clinton would win every state in this scenario. 

[NewYorkExpress]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

[Miles]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

She's ahead of Ryan, Rubio and Jindal here. Palin would be much easier to beat.

[Cory]

I think this is more reasonable:

Texas being close.

[Blackacre]

Palin would make Mondale look like a successful Presidential candidate

[mattyman]

Surely a third party (reasonable republican) candidate would step in at this stage.

[BlueSwan]

I think people are underestimating the deep polarization of the current electorate. Even with someone as strong as Clinton facing someone as terrible as Palin, I don't see Palin getting less than 40% and still winning a majority of the McCain states. But obviously Clinton wins, I'm not arguing that.

[7,052,770]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

[Stranger in a strange land]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

It also probably has the fewest persuadable voters of any state.

[Obamanation]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

It also probably has the fewest persuadable voters of any state.

Source?

[old timey villain]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

It also probably has the fewest persuadable voters of any state.

This is probably true. Whites in Mississippi and most of the deep south will always vote Republican, no matter how terrible the nominee is.

[tmthforu94]

Were Palin to win the nomination, she must have been able to completely restore her image and come across intellectual in the debates. Of course, the Palin of today would get slaughtered, but she would have had to become the Palin of September 2008 in order to clinch the nomination. She'd still lose, but it wouldn't be a historic landslide:

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

It also probably has the fewest persuadable voters of any state.

This is probably true. Whites in Mississippi and most of the deep south will always vote Republican, no matter how terrible the nominee is.

And lets not forget that the same could be said for African-Americans in Mississippi always voting Democratic.

[Obamanation]

Mississippi, Wyoming and Utah would be the only GOP states. (and maybe Louisiana)

You realize Mississippi was the 17th most Republican state in 2012?

It also probably has the fewest persuadable voters of any state.

Source?

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/swing-voters-and-elastic-states/

I still think she would improve just enough with whites to carry the state.

[NHI]

Clinton/Kaine: 470 (59.9%)

Palin/Thune: 68 (39.0%)

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

[Obamanation]

450 - 88

[Bandit3 the Worker]

I'm starting to think the Democrats might get 450+ EV regardless of who runs.

[Sopranos Republican]

Hillary Clinton 496 Electoral Votes
Sarah Palin 42 Electoral Votes

None of the good GOP candidates run, and Palin ends up beating out Santorum, Rand Paul, Gingrich, and others. Sarah doesn't have to appeal to moderates to win the nomination, so she runs as a die hard conservative.

[King]

All 50 states.  Her numbers are already low to lose 40, but in three presidential debates she'll fall into the low 30s at best.

[Stranger in a strange land]

This is being fairly generous to Palin:

Clinton wins a bunch of states with pluralities due to 3rd parties and low Republican turnout. Hilariously, Palin still wins every county in Oklahoma.