Then we would be in a world with an alternate history. And if reading alternate historical novels has taught me anything, that means the Nazis are still in power.
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Anonymous2009-05-23 20:41
Good question. If he had been elected in 2004, I think things would have fared a bit better.
Were Kerry president, nothing would have changed. The policies set into motion by Bush are presently proving extremely difficult to change, and Obama is far more liberal and devoted to "change" than John Kerry.
That's the best possible scenario. Worst case, he put a bad taste in America's collective mouth and Obama's chances of being elected were hurt. It may have even been called a desperate move, nominating a Obama after an unsuccessful Democratic president.
Writing this, I realize that Obama needed Bush, otherwise his mantra of "Hope" and "Change" would be called backtracking.