Is it like knowing you’ll be one of the top five finishers in an Olympic event?
Still being a candidate for president, that is? There are, basically, five of them now: four Republicans and one Democrat. Yeah, I know, there’s others. The Green and Libertarian and Socialist and New Alien Overlord parties will all have their candidates on some state ballots, at least.
But they’re like the athletes from dirt-poor countries with no sporting infrastructure whatsoever. They’re the ones who just go, knowing full well that finishing 30th will be a massive achievement for them.
They’re the Ron Pauls of 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 years ago.
So what is it like, being one of the remaining five? Is it like the Olympics? Or is it more like when the fourth (and final) NFL divisional playoff game is about to kick off? When there’s only five teams left alive?
You know, because even finishing fifth in the Olympics is pretty cool, but when you lose in the NFL playoffs…pfft. Nobody cares.
UPDATE - I suppose I should mention that this Roger Simon article made me think of this. An excerpt:
I am sick to death of the media’s scare tactics.
Which is why I nearly jumped out of my skin when CNN’s John King said during Wednesday night’s Republican debate, “One of these men could be president 11 months from now.”
It was enough to give one chills.
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