Pull out the 2004 Electoral College maps again. Point to a state that Bush won that you think will be flipped to Hillary.
"Pull out the 2004 Electoral College maps again. Point to a state that Bush won that you think will be flipped to Hillary."
Running against George W Bush in a two-way race, none if she runs as a liberal. She'd probably lose WI and MI.
Now, if she runs against illegal immigration against a Rove-backed conservative (e.g. Frist), she could retain WI and MI, and pick up NV, CO, NM, and FL. The illegals are overruning those states, and Prop 200 in AZ proves that an anti-illegals platform works with Latinos as well.
Now throw in a third party candidate if the GOP runs Giuliani. A social conservative who will draw off the pro-life and pro-gun vote. With conservatives splitting, she could hold her base, still gain ground against Giuliani on her anti-illegal platform, and maybe pick up AZ, NC, or VA.
Answer to all these problems... run a true conservative, and don't let her divide this party. And don't let Bush push through amnesty for illegals, or any tax increases.