"What would happen if John McCain switched parties next month and joined the Kerry ticket?It would be a disaster; however, what if Dean runs as a Green Party Candidate and Nader runs as an independent?
You are right about Clinton getting 42% but, that was 42% of the 50% who voted or a paltry 20% of eligible adults. No sex scandal will terminate Kerry in a general election but the fact that some of the RATS brought it up suggests the base isn't altogether happy with him either.
Also in respect to McCain, he and Kerry did co-chair the committee that decided there were no missing POW's still alive in RVN. That is the bad news. The good news is McCain did campaign for Bush II in New Hamphshire. Would he do it? Hard to say. By now he should have gotten over his rage at Bush II beating him, but who knows?