No 22nd amendment in 2008...George W. Bush (R) vs. Barack Obama (D)

[twenty42]

Bush's approval was around 26-27% on Election Day 2008...even if he outdoes his approval by 10% in the NPV, we'd probably still be looking at a 60-37 landslide a la 1964/1972.

I guess the bigger question is would GWB have any path to the Republican nomination with approvals that low, or would the party rally around McCain in the primaries?

[GeorgiaModerate]

MO, MT, AZ, and maybe the Dakotas flip to Obama.

[libertpaulian]

MO, MT, AZ, and maybe the Dakotas flip to Obama.

I'd toss in GA possibly as well.  I don't think Dubya's Southern charm would have worked a third time there.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

Simply put, it would be a massacre. There's a reason why McCain lost so big time due to having an R next to his name.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Simply put, it would be a massacre. There's a reason why McCain lost so big time due to having an R next to his name.

AL, MS,AR,TN, KY likely vote Bush

But WV and AK vote Obama

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[Politician]

Biggest Dem landslide since LBJ:

[Lord Admirale]

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) / Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) - 418 EV (55.0%)
Pres. George W. Bush (R-TX) / Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) - 120 EV (42.5%)

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Need to take polarization into account, but he does do worse than McCain losing MO, GA, AZ, and MT.

[NewYorkExpress]

Obama adds Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Georgia and Alaska to the states he won URL.

Also, since it doesn't really matter who he picks now...he might pick Clinton instead of Biden.