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One of the Democratic Party’s worst nightmares regarding the 2008 presidential election is coming to fruition: Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) will be the Republican Party’s nominee.

Some investors / readers may argue that as a moderate, somewhat rebellious Republican and an advocate of the Iraq War, McCain will be a fairly easy candidate for the Democrats to oppose. Well, to borrow one of Vice President Gore’s renowned, low-key allusions, Now, I can see you really haven’t researched the matter thoroughly.

True, the short-term forces — issues — are against McCain. The economy is barely growing, or is already in a recession, and the Iraq War continues with little certainty regarding its outcome or ultimate impact. Further, because there’s a Republican in the White House, the American people — if decades of political science survey research mean anything — will blame the party in power for not having solved the above problems, and this will take votes away from McCain.

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