I could see him winning if he is firmly against the Bank Stimulus and for the Auto Stimulus(Forgot when that happened so the Auto thing might not work), it would make him appeal to the American people. If he can manage to actually stall the passing of it or convince the Republicans to simply not vote for it, a lot of America would like him more for it. So long as he makes it clear that the consequences are going to severe in the short term, but that it will shorten the time to the recovery, people might be willing to go along with it. Another thing he could do is to be firmly pro-immigration law enforcement and pro-immigration reform. This might get a good chunk of independents on his side as well as maybe some(....yeah right) Black voters. Not that they mattered with most of their population being in the South. I still firmly believe it was White Liberals who got Obama elected. If he can make the case that in order for reformed Immigration Laws that would allow more immigrants in legally to matter, the borders must be secured, he might, MIGHT, be able to clench some reformist. Hmmm. Honestly, just taking a few more Conservative positions could actually help him. In the OTL campaign, he just appeared, to some, a watered-down Democrat. Also, a different VP. Hillary would just be trading votes. Not gaining them. This victory of his, if against Obama, would be incredibly close and would...slightly anger the Black community. If it is against Hillary, then it would be less close and Hilarity would ensue. Iraq gets a slower(at first) but steady withdrawal. Afghanistan, however, gets the reinforcements asked for and gets them almost when they're asked. As such, what's his face might not get sacked. McCain might even send a bit more and talk about actually retaking some areas. Tax cuts are undoable, period, and McCain knows it. That giant stimulus package that did nothing but make debt won't happen. However, the Auto bailout could easily still happen, with a possible disbanding of the Unions. The deficit will grow, but only slightly, due to the economy slacking. The F-35 and F-22 will be ordered in greater numbers. Fuck yeah. Our president wouldn't be bowing to everybody and our First Lady wouldn't be patting royalty on the back... The oil Crisis will still suck for him. Other than this, I can see the Democrats painted as not only the part of incompetent tards, but as the opposition party. Shit sucks for them in 2010.