Here's how the Democratic Party can instantly make
John McCain
the B story this week and for the days to come, even
though he has clinched the Republican nomination.
Obama and Clinton team up today and immediately
announce that the race is over. One of them is going
to be the Presidential nominee and one of them is
going to be the Vice Presidential nominee. It's a done
deal, and they're running together.
Can you imagine how Earth-shattering this announcement
would be? Every single farmer, accountant, lawyer,
barista, student, fisherman, computer salesman,
factory worker, pundit, politician, and porn star
would be talking about it all day long. MSNBC, CNN,
and Fox News wouldn't even bother to cover McCain's
visit to the White House with anything more than just
a cut in while talking about the stunning
Obama/Clinton news (OK, maybe Fox would). While Chris
Matthews and Paul Begala and Brit Hume and everyone
else tries to figure out what Obama and Clinton are
going to do, blindside them with the most stunning
announcement in modern politics. It will reset the
race, and McCain will never see it coming.
It's common wisdom that if this Democratic primary
season goes all the way to June, McCain gets a big
boost because he's the Republican nominee and can
actually run for President instead of having to spend
time campaigning against Mike Huckabee (sorry Ron
Paul, I keep forgetting). While Obama and Clinton are
tearing into each other with speeches and ads and
strategic leaks
(and giving McCain endless ammo to use against whoever
the Democratic nominee is this fall), McCain can get
his party behind him, get endorsement after
endorsement, and really make the Democrats look like
they don't know who they want to see run against him
in November.
Of course, this will never happen. Stuff like this
only happens in movies and on television. It's too
West Wing. Or,
more accurately, it's too Falcon Crest.
But that's the
best part: they *can* do it on television. Make it a
spectacle. Do it in prime time. Oh, wait, American
Idol is on Wednesday. Maybe they can do it before
Idol. If they can't get all of the networks to cover
it (of course they would, this would be the biggest
news of the past ten Presidential elections), then I'm
sure Oprah would
bump Halle Berry for a day.
Of course, this could all be just a fever-induced,
crazy idea. Did I tell you I finally got that thing
that's been going around?