2020: Christie/McCrory v. Gillibrand/O'Malley

[Maxwell]

Okay, so Kirsten Gillibrand and Martin O'Malley beat Rick Santorum/Ted Cruz in 2016 by a landslide. After this, the GOP learns its lesson and nominates the guy who barely lost to Santorum, Chris Christie, and Christie picks his shocking second best competitor, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory who, against all odds, won South Carolina. Who wins?

2016:
Red: Rick Santorum
Green: Chris Christie
Blue: Rand Paul

2020 Iowa Caucus:
Former Governor Chris Christie: 35%
Senator Rand Paul: 26%
Senator Ted Cruz: 19%
Governor Pat McCrory: 8%
Others: 12%

2020 New Hampshire Primary:
Former Governor Chris Christie: 57%
Senator Rand Paul: 22%
Governor Pat McCrory: 15%
Others: 6%

2020 South Carolina Primary:
Governor Pat McCrory: 41%
Former Governor Chris Christie: 38%
Senator Rand Paul: 9%
Others: 12%

From there on, McCrory wins a couple of primaries, but ultimately this is Christie's game.

[NHI]

After twelve years of a Democrat, there is fatigue and Christie wins, fairly easily.

Christie/McCroy: 314 (51.7%)

Gilibrand/O'Malley: 224 (46.4%)

[Miles]

This would suck for me. I'd vote for Christie over many of the potential Democrats, but not if he picked McCrory.

[Cryptic]

Depends on how Gillibrand's first term goes.  If she's done well, I figure the incumbency factor will be enough for her to get a second term. 

Gillibrand: 305
Christie: 233

[illegaloperation]

I am telling you right now, if McCrory is on the ticket, Democrats win North Carolina.

McCrory is toxic.

[PolitiJunkie]

Any ticket with McCrory will lose, and any ticket with Gillibrand running for reelection will win because she will have proven herself to be a great President and will be immensely popular.