Unlikely 2008 Election Prediction

If by some miracle Obama wins the Democratic nomination, I predict that Hillary Clinton will end up as McCain's running mate.

Think about it for minute. Can you see Obama tossing out all his "agent of change" baloney and ignoring Bill's slandering of him around the country? And somehow Hillary helping Obama after being trounced doesn't seem all that like her.

On the other side of the aisle, McCain is not making/has not made a lot of friends. He also hates for his beliefs to be challenged. So he is going to want someone that will mostly kiss his ass and do what they are told. Giuliani (who stands behind McCain at every speech now, his shiny teeth blinding the audience...) seems like a pretty good fit, but frankly doesn't have much to offer against Hillary who would claim to bring 50% of the Democratic Party votes with her. I don't recall any particular McCain/Clinton animosity, and their political positions aren't that far apart.

I imagine her pitch would be something along the lines of "Who do you trust more than yourself to handle Iraq? No one. How would you like to be able to forget about this election and focus on the important stuff? All I ask for is a big say in domestic policy."

The final result would be something like 30% Obama, 55% McCain/Clinton, and 15% inevitable right wing 3rd party candidate.

I suspect McCain will beat Clinton and/or Obama straight up anyway, but it will be a tough fight.