Obligatory horserace post

Our bold prediction today? Mike Huckabee (R) v. John Edwards (D), with Edwards winning by a handful of electoral votes.

Why did I pass up the rest of the field? One at a time, Democrats first:

• Joseph Biden: Senator jinx, more so than John Edwards, if only by a hair
• Hillary Clinton: Senator jinx, too divisive
• Barack Obama: Seen as a rookie, and frankly the U.S. will probably elect a Hispanic president before a black one
• Al Gore: reached his plateau a year too early and knows it
• Dennis Kucinich: Too far out there

And for the Repubs:

• John McCain: Senator jinx, too old
• Rudy Giuliani: Too moderate for the GOP
• Ron Paul: Ditto, alas
  
• Mitt Romney: Too Mormon
• Tom Tancredo: Too crazy

UPDATE: Apparently Edwards will make some kind of announcement about his wife's health and his campaign at noon EST today. I wrote this before I knew, and I meant it as a viable prediction, not as satire. So please do not write me hate mail for somehow belittling her health problems.