Sen. Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, But Sen. Obama was a very strong competor wininng is several states making a close primary. Sen. Obama decides to run as a Independant in the general election. So the general election balot for the presidancy reads Sen. Clinton (D), Sen. Obama (I), Giuliani (R). Who wins, why and could this be a possible senario? This is just a hypothetical question so have fun with it.
2007-08-30 08:01:40 · 10 answers · asked by CA04 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Im sorry, forgot win in my question.
2007-08-30 08:08:42 · update #1
I would also remeber what Sen. Lieberman did in the last election.
2007-08-30 08:16:36 · update #2
Obama has made it clear, he will not accept a GOP (Greedy Oil Party) candidate in the White House. He won't pull a Ralph Nader and screw the country over by stealing votes from the Democrat.
Assuming this did happen, Giuliani would most likely win, because the Independents usually caucus their vote with the mainstream Democrats, but with a formidable Independent with as much support and cash as Obama, that would change things. Hillary currently leads polls against Giuliani, but a strong liberal 3rd party candidate could steal enough of the vote to sway the election out of balance and guarentee the GOP a win.
2007-08-30 08:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giulianti would win... the country is split almost 50/50 between Democrat and Republican voters... having Obama on the ballot would sap voters away from Clinton, and not away so much from Giuliani... thus Giuliani would win....
And no, I don't believe that there is a chance that this could happen. Even if it was close Obama would step aside so as not to cause what I just discribed above... he would understand the that it would be more important to have his fellow party member in power than having the opposition party in power.
As for the Liberman question... remember Liberman was the incumbent... which is a particurally good position to be in... plus Liberman was able to count on a good amount of Republican support... many Republicans figured there was no way to get their guy in, but they'd be better off voting for Liberman, who is partially on their side... Obama or Clinton is not going to draw away Republican votes... only split the Democratic vote!
2007-08-30 08:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by Schaufel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This would be a nightmare for the Democrats.
Obama would split the Democrat vote, and the election would go to Giulani.
It is early, but I suspect the probable tickets will be Giuliani/Romney vrs Clinton/Obama. in a very close race.
A lib or con running in the Independent slot would tip the balance based on whose votes they took.
2007-08-30 08:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It couldn't be a possible scenario since the Independent Party has shown no love for Obama.
Giuliani might just win with Clinton and Obama splitting the independent and Democratic vote.
Unless, the thought of Christmas at the White House with the thrice divorced Rudy and his thrice divorce wife is too much for the conservative Christians, who already feel they have been sold a bill of goods by the not-so-family-values Republicans and they all vote for Hillary, because guess what? When you actually read what she proposes shes not all that liberal, and she really makes sense. No wonder they have to slime her so much, if the smoke ever clears about her, they are toast.
And they know it.
2007-08-30 08:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by justa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be a win for Giuliani. Obama and Clinton aren't different enough from each other to grab votes from both parties--they'd split the votes and the republicans would win.
Throw Ron Paul into that mix and then you'd have another interesting wrench thrown in.
One technicality that could happen (though I doubt it would): If there are any states where electors are not required by law to vote for who the people told them to, the losing democrat could instruct electors in those states to throw their votes to the other democrat, effectively unsplitting the votes. I am not sure how many states that would even be legal in. Of course, with the all-or-nothing system, it may be difficult for the democrats to win any states that aren't solid blue, so they may not have any electoral votes to give away.
2007-08-30 08:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The winner would be the one who gets a majority of the votes in the electoral college. In your scenario, it's likely to be Giuliani, because Obama and Clinton would probably split the democratic vote.
2007-08-30 08:09:36 · answer #6 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Giuliani. In the scenario, Obama would be a Democrat spoiler. He would take away votes from Clinton, not Giuliani.
2007-08-30 08:07:04 · answer #7 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a million. a woman Democrat 2. A Hispanic guy or woman 3. a guy or woman married to somebody of a diverse race 4. An Asian 5. a guy or woman with an Italian final call 6. A Jewish guy or woman 7. An single president 8. A president without babies 9. A gay guy or woman 10. a guy or woman in want of arising all marijuana legal
2016-10-03 10:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm still trying to figure out how christian fundamentalists are going to square voting for a mormon if Mitt Romney takes the GOP ticket.
2007-08-30 08:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard to say. It all depends if Rudy dresses in drag and which wife he will bring when he casts his vote.
2007-08-30 08:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋