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Winfield
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« on: June 29, 2008, 03:26:07 PM » |
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No, Mark Warner would not have won the nomination in 2008.
Early on in the contest, it was clear that Hillary Clinton was a very recognized, strong, viable, and formidable candidate, with a good chance of winning the nomination.
The only way that Warner could have won the nomination at all was if he became the alternative candidate to Clinton, making it a two person race between Warner and Clinton, instead of Obama becoming the alternative candidate. However, if it had come down to a two person race between Warner and Clinton, I believe Clinton would have defeated Warner for the nomination. Obama had the message Democrats wanted to hear, and the charisma to become the other strong contender. I doubt that Warner would have been able to pull this off.
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