If you ignore the scandals of "who's racist?" and "who's doing a hooker?", this race boils down to a very sweet and easy dynamic that the Democrats, whether they be led by Obama or Clinton, should have a very easy time taking advantage of.
John McCain is Bush's butt buddy. It's so laughably simple that the idea of McCain winning the office over either Democrat seems ridiculous. Bush has what, a third of the country behind him at his best moments? The man could cure AIDS and 66% would still hate his guts.
Forget the personalities. Forget the Jeremiah Wrights and the Geraldine Ferraros. Forget the bitch-slapping-fest that Obama and Clinton have going on. Forget party lines.
Now focus. It's so simple. It's so very, very simple. McCain is Bush. A while back he wasn't, he was a fairly respectable politician who had a streak of rebelling against his static party lines. This is over. The hardcore conservative minority has bullied him into turning into Bush. And now he is Bush. Obama or Clinton will be running against Bush.
Let me repeat this: Obama or Clinton will be running against George W. Bush.
How much more delightfully simple could that be?