Posted 03/21/2008 6:51 PM by Anton
Completely devoid of any political convictions? Don’t know the difference between a filibuster and a super delegate? Are you looking for a way to choose the next president without ever needing to watch a debate or read the newspaper? Don’t worry. Barack Obama and John McCain have given politically-apathetic sports fans everywhere the perfect criteria for making a choice.
This week, the two candidates released their NCAA brackets to the general public. For the most part, the two went with safe picks, but the real news comes in their Final Fours. McCain, ever the maverick, stuck with three number 1 seeds, except for a wild number 4 seed Connecticut (which, as of this post, totally effs him). Was he perhaps catering to the WASP-y Northeast with this pick?
Obama went with the same three number 1 seeds (UCLA, UNC, Kansas), but chose the number 4 seed Pittsburgh, rather than UConn (smart!). It should be noted that while Pittsburgh’s seed is a bit low, they are maybe the hottest team coming into the tournament, having faced a ton of injury adversity earlier this season. In other words, they’ve had the “audacity to hope.”
Click the brackets below to decide your presidential loyalty
Obama’s bracket
McCain’s bracket: East | South | West | Midwest | Final Four