View attachment 296014 POD: Hillary Clinton wins in a contested convention at the 2008 Democratic convention which makes hardline Obama supporters real irate.
Hillary Clinton mostly wins the southern primaries in this TL
Not ut Obama wins the New Hampshire primary and California primary which makes it a fight to the convention. However some states that Obama wins give there delegates to Clinton upsetting Obama and followers.
John McCain chooses instead of Sarah Palin, eBay CEO Meg Whiteman to be his running mate.
McCain doesn't support the TARRP bailout and tries to difference himself from Bush.
Barack Obama is drafted for a Indpendent bid and chooses Maine governor Angus King as his running mate.
Obama declines at first of running as Indpendent but gives in after a few tries
Obama is able to get on all 50 state ballots and is invited to the presidential debates whille King is invited to the Vice President debates
At the debates McCain has a not so good first debate. But then he has a stronger 2nd 3rd and 4th debates and is seen as the winner in all of those.
Meanwhille Meg Whiteman is seen as the clear winner against John Edwards and Agnus King in the VP debate.
Clinton led McCain in the polls untill the big scandal of theJohn Edwards affair came out. While not brought out at the VP debate it lost him points with indpendents and conservative democrats.
November 4th 2008: Thanks to help of independents and moderates and Blue Dog Democrats John McCain/Meg Whiteman are elected in a razor thin victory by winning Ohio.
Meg Whiteman becomes the first ever female Vice President.
Obama wins the state of Maine and Rhode Island two democratic strongholds.
Feel free to add just about anything. Just don't go into ASB territory.