Saturday, October 09, 2004
Matt's Online Poll
Shelly, who works for the Republican governor, said that this week there was an informal poll going around the office: If you had to choose between them, would you rather have the Red Sox win the World Series or President Bush be re-elected? She said she was surprised at how many people chose the Red Sox. In the paraphrased words of her co-speechwriter, the Sox haven't won the pennant for 86 years. No matter what happens this November, the Republicans will be in power sometime in the next 86 years.
This is a fascinating question to me. It seems some people put enough of their personal energy and identification into sports that it is often far more personally meaningful than politics.
Therefore, I announce my first blog-sponsored poll. I'm making the question a bit more general. Use the comments feature to register your responses. Yes, YOU. If you read this, I want you to answer.
Question: If you had to choose between the two, which would you choose: your candidate of choice winning this year's presidential election, or your sports team of choice winning the championship?
This is a fascinating question to me. It seems some people put enough of their personal energy and identification into sports that it is often far more personally meaningful than politics.
Therefore, I announce my first blog-sponsored poll. I'm making the question a bit more general. Use the comments feature to register your responses. Yes, YOU. If you read this, I want you to answer.
Question: If you had to choose between the two, which would you choose: your candidate of choice winning this year's presidential election, or your sports team of choice winning the championship?
Comments:
I think I'm going to have to choose the Jazz winning the NBA championship this year. I can live with any administration, but it would be hilarious if the Jazz won just AFTER Stockton and Malone left. And yes, I'm partially saying this to jibe a certain someone.
The Mets aren't going to win the World Series, and I think both candidates are pretty dismal, so I feel like this is a true hypothetical for me. :) That said, as much as I think this is the wrong answer, I'd rather the Mets win the World Series. Does that make me a bad person?
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