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IOTL, Arizona Senator John McCain, who lost the race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 but won it in 2008, only to be defeated by Barack Obama, first considered running for President of the United States in 1996. However, he declined to.

So, what if Sen. McCain decides to jump into the race? At the time, he was a truly bipartisan senator who was willing to team up with Democrats in the Senate to get stuff done. I doubt he could have won the Republican nomination in 1996, although I do wonder about his chances against Clinton in November; however, I'm asking all of you: What if John McCain decided to run? Do you think he would have had a chance at the nomination? If so, could he have defeated Clinton? And if not, what if he scored a second-place finish to Bob Dole, positioning himself as the frontrunner for 2000?
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