McCain vs. Obama

[Reaganfan]

Senator John McCain of AZ wins the Republican Nomination against main contenders Governor Mitt Romney of MA, and Governor Mike Huckabee of AR who ran as conservative alternatives to Senator McCain.

McCain's short list of running mates includes:::
(R-KS) Senator Brownback
(R-MS) Governor Barbour
(R-MN) Governor Pawlenty
(R-MA) Governor Romney
(R-SC) Governor Sanford

Senator McCain chooses Governor Romney as a narrow pick over Governor Pawlenty.

Senator Barack Obama of IL runs a hard campaign against main contenders Senator Hillary Clinton of NY, Senator John Edwards of NC, and Governor Bill Richardson of NM.

Obama wins the Democratic Nomination, and his running mate short list includes:
(D-IA) Governor Vilsack
(D-AR) General Clark
(D-NM) Governor Richardson

Obama chooses Richardson as his running mate.

(R) McCain-Romney vs. (D) Obama-Richardson

WHO WINS? LET'S SEE MAPS!

[Reaganfan]

I think Obama would win easily barring a major gaffe or some sort of scandal, which hopefully would prevent Obama from winning the nomination.  It's not all about ideology or experience, and most voters, I suspect, would connect better with Obama.  I'm not going to do a map, but I think it might surprise a lot of you.

Also, I hate the idea of Obama as veep.  He adds no experience to the ticket and his vision/charisma is deflated by being the second fiddle (see Edwards in 2004).  If Obama fails to win the nomination, he should not accept a veep slot, but build up his resume in other ways (in the Senate, or possibly by cleaning up Illinois State Gov't in the governor's mansion).

What has Obama done compared to McCain that would make him a strong national security President?

[Reaganfan]

This thread is a lesson for us all.

Yes...but I'm shocked that indeed it was John McCain beating Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney...as in November 2006...Huckabee's chances were slim.