Obamacans? Will They Be the Difference in A National Election

Scenario: Obama wins the Democratic nomination for President and John McCain the Republicans.
Question: Can Obama pull enough Republican and Independents to win the White House?

This can very well be the case in a national election. Rumors and reports are starting to sprout up in cyberspace about Republicans jumping ship to help elect a person who they believe will overcome the partisanship on Capitol Hill as in this report out of Deleware, Ohio

DELAWARE, OHIO -- Chatter bounces off the bare walls and checkered linoleum floor as Josh Pedaline and other Barack Obama supporters burn through their call sheets.

A map of Delaware County splays across a tabletop. Another table is laden with cookies, pretzels and other snacks. Volunteers sit elbow to elbow, pecking at cellphones and pitching the Illinois Democrat in advance of Ohio's March 4 primary. The scene is a typical campaign boiler room.

Except that four of the 13 dialing away are lifelong Republicans, including Pedaline, 28, who reveres Ronald Reagan and twice voted for President Bush.

"I am so sick and tired of the partisanship," Pedaline says before starting his night shift at Obama's outpost in this affluent Columbus suburb. "I don't want to be cheesy and say, 'He'll bring us all together.' But he seems like someone willing to listen to a good idea, even if it comes from a Republican."
read the LA Times article here

The Answer: Well more of an opinion. The key to the White House will very much be determined by the VP pick of each candidate. McCain will no doubtedly choose a running mate that will shore up his conservative base amoung Republicans. Probably retrieving those voters who jumped ship in the primaries. Advantage McCain.
Whereas the Obama Team's choice is still in the air. Talks of a Dream Ticket are still floating out there between Obama/Clinton. But what of John Edwards, he has yet to endorse Obama. He may very well be the VP candidate. That is another scenario. But for this post let's assume its Obama/Clinton. That matchup will he a force to reckon with. Advantage Obama