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Why McCain would actually do better against Obama than he would against Clinton.

Of course, things could change. Obama may not get the nomination, in which case McCain’s advantage with respect to the war would evaporate as he faced an opponent whose flexibility matched his own. (Clinton’s refusal to apologize for her vote to authorize flips instantly and becomes a shield against a McCain attack, where before it was the target of an Obama attack.) Rumors about McCain’s relationship with a female lobbyist might possibly be substantiated by new evidence. The fact of his age could work against him were he to be standing at a podium next to a younger, telegenic opponent. Obama fever may spread, not only to Clinton supporters but to independents and Republicans who become caught up in the gospel of hope and change. The youth vote might actually turn out for once.

Still , I would bet that if McCain were pulling a lever in the Democratic primaries in Texas and Ohio, his vote would go into the Obama column read more…