Sunday, January 20, 2008

Championship Sunday

On Saturday Clinton took the win in Nevada while McCain picked up South Carolina. Hopefully the New York to Arizona connection will be working again Sunday when the New York Giants face the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots play the San Diego Chargers for a spot in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona. Primaries plus football got me thinking...which football team would represent each politician best, and maybe this could help determine the winners of this week's games...hmmm...well the given is...
HILLARY CLINTON=NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

This is the obvious choice, the sense of inevitability, the blowouts in early polls but the vulnerability shown a little in the Iowa Caucuses/Last half of the season and strong comeback showings in New Hampshire/Jacksonville. They both actually are the front-runners in the favored party/conference. Does this mean Hillary will win? Well first she'll have to contend with...
BARACK OBAMA=SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
The underdog who has performed better than anyone expected. He even looks a little like Norv... The truth is no one believed either one had a shot at beating Hillary in Iowa/The Colts and they did. So Saturday in Nevada, Obama took more delegates but Clinton won the popular vote and the momentum so...
Chargers (+14) over Patriots but Final Score: NE-35 SD-31

Now on to the Republican side where the overwhelming favorite is of course....
JOHN McCAIN=GREEN BAY PACKERS

The old veteran who's had a great career, wasn't doing well in recent years but mounting a surprise comeback with one last amazing campaign that's surmounted all expectations. Now they're favored and have all the momentum. But the one obstacle that stands in his/their way is the Florida primary/NFC Championship where they'll face...
RUDY GIULIANI=NEW YORK GIANTS

It's only fitting to have New York represented by it's mayor. Nobody thinks either has a chance to win it, but they both have a plan and they're sticking to it. Giuliani still leads in the polls in Florida and he's the conservative who can stop McCain there. Similarly, the Giants have the pass rush that no one else does that can threaten Green Bay. So with all the experts going with McCain/Green Bay, I'm calling the upset in the heat on Florida and the cold of Green Bay...
Giuliani (+5 Delegates) over McCain and
Giants (+7 1/2) over Packers with a final score NYG-27 GB-24

See you in Arizona.

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