[SAJ]

This election, however, whether Hitlery steals the 'Rat nomination from Osamabama or not, is going to be senator vs senator (the lower case is deliberate), so your analysis, while likely correct in the general case, is irrelevant this year.

BTW, unless I am **much** mistaken, this will be the first such contest, senator vs. senator, in US history. There's no track record on which to bet, other than that senators have historically made mediocre-to-lousy Presidents.

[adi]

McCain definitely needs a Governor, big-city Mayor (or a non-politician), definitely outside the Betlway type.