I, Kenton Ngo, cast a gaze upon the foggy crystal ball sitting upon my desk, and in doing so muttering the sacred chant of the political prognosticator, that any kind of well-reasoned bull keeps the readers coming, do hereby ordain and decree the following citizens of the United States of America to be on the ballot of the 50 States of this great nation on Election Day 2008*:
Nominated by the Democratic Party
JOHN EDWARDS of North Carolina, President
BRIAN SCHWEITZER of Montana, Vice President
Nominated by the Republican Party
MIKE HUCKABEE of Arkansas, President
JOHN MCCAIN of Arizona, Vice President
Discuss.
* I am not putting money on this.
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Your Republican sides sounds fair. Can’t exactly come up with who I believe it will be on the Dem side, but I’m pretty sure it won’t be Edwards. You’re counting on an Iowa victory, and I just don’t see that happening. If Obama’s momentum continues in that state, he’ll win on the first ballot. Edwards needs Iowa to win, and a win there would be a big upset for him.
I imagine Obama wins Iowa, Edwards endorses him, and in turn Obama promises him the Attorney General’s seat. I think with only one “anti-Hillary” in the race, he goes on to win. I think then Obama goes with foreign policy experience over domestic in his VP choice; this leads me to Webb, Clark, and maybe Biden.
This would work for me:
http://obamawebb2008.com/
Let me add:
Of course, anybody that counts out Hillary entirely is insane. In fact, by predicting that Obama wins it, remember I’m STILL calling for a pretty big upset.
I hope you are right about Edwards.
I just can’t bear to look at the Republicans.
I think Dan’s comments about the Democratic outcome are pretty plausible. Yours are right on target for the Republicans. That’s how I see it coming down right now.
Of course, a lot can change and in a matter of minutes.
I can’t imagine McCain taking the VP slot. No one who has run for president goes for VP unless they think it’ll get them to the presidency, and McCain is too old to be running for president in eight years.
What i’d like to see:
Dem: Obama - Bredesen
Bredesen is far from a capital L liberal, but i think he’d make a good veep. True, its a ticket light on the foreign policy, but a real solid SecState pick can amend that.
For the repubs, lets have some fun -
Rep : Huckabee - Jeb Bush (Chuck Norris wasn’t available)
A POTUS who leads through his faith, and a wonk as #2. Haven’t seen that before…. I think this may be real.
Or, for the truly psycho:
Hillary - Jeb Bush - and all DC pundits’ heads explode. Long live the Clinton/Bush dynasty
Dems: Barack Obama/Tim Kaine…I really think Obama will pull it out over Hillary in the end, and Tim Kaine would provide the best running mate possible for Obama’s image. Since Kaine has the image of a centrist, and Obama is trying to “reunite America” as part of his battle cry, wouldn’t it be a good fit? Plus, having the governor of a red-leaning southern state helps as well. The Dems don’t need to run a strong foreign policy candidate because their focus is (and has been) mostly domestically-related. They want to end Iraq and bring the troops home, so that actually means less foreign involvement by the U.S., so the foreign policy experience issue is a bit moot for the Dem voters…even though it becomes more of a liability with independents.
Allow me to preface my GOP pick by saying that I’m playing slight favoritism with my presidential nominee pick…but his recent performance in the Iowa debate makes him much less of a longshot.
GOP: Fred Thompson/Mitt Romney…Thompson’s decline during the early fall can be attributed to Huckabee’s rise, but as Republicans get to know Huckabee, they’re starting not to like him, and you’ll see his popularity drop over the next few weeks. Thompson appeals to the social conservatives without focusing on social issues, and his anti-corruption/waste record helps him with fiscal conservatives. Romney can pull from a different wing of the GOP than Thompson, and the ticket would, in theory, bring the currently fractured GOP together in 2008.
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