This is a little scary, and it's NOT The Onion --
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/?hpt=hp_t2The same week as the 2012 election!
IMO Rubio is potentially a very serious player in 2016. Big state, big demographic, good head on his shoulders. It was widely reported that Romney wanted him to be his running mate and Rubio kept saying no. You will remember that in 2007, when Hillary was the presumptive Democratic nominee, her campaign sent out feelers to Obama to be her VP. He turned her down flat. Having risen from humble beginnings to where he was, he wasn't interested in being anyone's #2. My guess is it's the same with Rubio. Definitely keep an eye on him.
I'm going to give myself maybe three more days to bask in the relief of Tuesday's results. I was genuinely concerned a week ago and don't claim to have seen it all coming. Here is a nice clip of Obama thanking his campaign staff yesterday --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptzAmuoDv2o>I honestly have no idea who either party will nominate, as for running :
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>Dems, I see Hillary, Biden & Cuomo.
>Reps, I see Christie, Ryan & Jindal.
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>Plus a host of others. After this election I'm looking forward to 50+ primary debates. ;)
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>>Just jumping into this, but I was right. Four years ago I said Mitt Romney would be the GOP candidate in the next election and Obama would beat him. I'm making my prediction now for the next election. Both parties will run candidates that most of us have never heard of today.
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>>>We still have the final weekend push to get through but I think we're close enough to start the fun. ;)
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>>>Right now my official prediction is :
>>>Pop : Romney-51% Obama 48%
>>>EC : Romney-296 Obama-242.
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>>>I see Romney's peak EC potential at 362, but this would require an exceptional election day turnout which, while not out of the realm of possibility, is tough to predict.
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>>>As for the Congress I'm much more in the mainstream. I predict the House remains Republican and the Senate remains Democrat. The top of the ticket will determine the number of Senate seats that change. If Obama wins or Romney wins by a closer margin than I currently see, the Reps will either stay the same or pick up 1-2 seats. Of course if the top of the ticket goes Romney in a rout then the Senate will change hands.
