can Barack beat McCain? Why or Why not.

Just trying to get some insight and opinions into this type of election. Youth v Experienced... Similiar to Kennedy v Nixon, despite JFK's edge on Obama in regards to experience.


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everyone hates McCain. Obama is drawing in the republicans because they hate McCain. Guess who else they have a passionate hate for?

Gee, I wonder who would win such a race? :D

Remember, this is McCain we're talking about. He has significant independent appeal. We can't ignore that. He does the best among Indeps than any other Repube I can think of. He will make a huge push for Indeps and he'll win many of them.

There won't be any more Dem primaries/caucuses for Obama after the spring. This is going to be a general. A whole new ballgame.

But the racism will get ugly. There will be a whispering campaign, like the one being conducted now against Hillary.

But that's politics.

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Will fail and leave the Flying Monkey Water carries and their masters exposed as the utter rat humping fear pimping hate mongering power at any cost freaks they are! But will the Corporate M$M get a pass in this?

race and gender lines where the Republicans don't seem to have any splits along those lines. Their races and gender seem to be lining up same as always. But they are split along the crazy and fucking crazy lines.
Let's see, blacks, Hispanics, women and half the white men will vote Dem for Obama. McCain will counter with older white men and fixed voting machines. Could be close.

hands down

or like Reagan beat Mondale.

Actually, either of the candidates can. I think H. Clinton would have more difficulty than Obama, but she'd win over him as well.

First on McCain. He is disliked by a huge percentage of Repukes. He is a man with ZERO self-confidence. The man didn't defend his daughter when the current Bush was running an insulting campaign against him and bringing his daughter into the insults. He is old for presidential office and not in great health. He's totally in favor of Iraq, a HUGE SORE POINT on the side of the American population. Any Dem would beat him, in my opinion.

As for why each of our Dems would... well, because they at least better intentions than any Repuke, and people are suffering financially and physically from everything this piece of crap administration has done. Folks don't want another Repuke. They want a Dem. Actually, if the corporate right wing media would allow it, people would've chosen an EDWARDS. But we must wait and work on the media once our Dem folk are in the White House.

2. Obama has outperformed Hillary in matchups with McCain in the last 6:6 polls.

3. Obama will provide the polar opposite of Grandpa Crazy's Foreign Policy which will play well since most Americans want out of Iraq.

McCain is the perfect candidate to do it against

McCain will have a certain gunslinger appeal to some of the right, and possibly some independents

remember what the electoral map looked like when Clinton won?

You'll see that again if Obama runs against McCain. It will be a BLOODBATH.

BO will suffer the worse defeat in modern history and the crushing blow will be the loss of California (amnesty).

I think it all will depend on how the public reacts to his name and color, only because on the issues he wins on everything. also it depends on the national security issue. of course this is if he wins the nomination and hillary doesn't.

will vote for McCain in the general election.

I don't trust them at all.

In a normal year Obama would have the edge but given the wartime situation McCain's strength happens to be Obama's weakness. Hillary has her own problems but one thing she does is neutralize McCain on security and then beat him on domestic issues.

Many (most?) Hillary backers will stay home if BO gets the nom. Those Hillary votes represent the democratic base.

Without that base, Obama will be crushed to the point that the aftermath will make it embarrassing to even admit to being a democrat.

Worse ... the low dem turnout will probably cost the dems the house and senate along with the white house, the consequences of which will be a 8-1 (possibly a 9-0) conservative Supreme Court.