Crystal Ball Prediction
Rudy Giuliani will win the 2008 Presidential election!
Democratic primaries: As much as Hillary has critics and as much as people like Obama, Hillary will win the democratic primary. Obama may have some good buzz about him & that's all hunky-dory. However, whether or not we want to admit it, America is not ready for a black president. It has nothing to do with his inexperience in the political scene. I think that a person of hispanic heritage will be president long before a black candidate. When people are standing in that voting booth making their selection, reality will set in & they'll vote for Hillary.
Republican primaries: I thought McCain had this one in the bag since Giuliani was pro-choice and pro-gay rights & there was no way he was going to get the evangelical christian vote. That was until I saw Giuliani on Larry King explaining away where he stands on these issues. "Larry, I am pro-choice but I am against abortion..." He supports a woman's right to choose but he is personally opposed to abortion. Brilliant. He can have his cake & eat it too. He won't be accused of being a flip-flopper since he's still pro-choice & he'll now appeal to the christians since he's personally opposed to abortion. He also said, "...I will only elect Judges who will interpret the Constitution without legislating from the bench..." That will calm the GOP who were worried that he would be electing liberal judges. McCain's experience as a war vet is not going to be a big factor either since Giuliani saw NY through the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. That's why Giuliani will win the Republican primary.
National election: Rudy Giuliani (R) v. Hillary Clinton (D). It'll be fairly close but Giuliani wins.
Vice President: My crystal ball is hazy on this one. Dems: I don't think Hillary will make Obama her VP since he's a rockstar in his own right & she wouldn't want anyone stealing her thunder. Also, Hillary will already have most of the black vote so I don't see Obama helping her in any way. John Edwards wouldn't work since he made an unsuccessful run as VP with John Kerry in 2004 & if he couldn't help Kerry, how is he going to help her? How about Gov. Bill Richardson? New Mexico Governor, he's hispanic & he was a former American Ambassador to the U.N. He'd appeal to some hispanic voters & his experience in international matters would help her. It won't make a difference in the big scheme of things though. GOP: If Giuliani could get McCain to sign on as the VP then the election won't even be close. No recalls will be necessary.
