Or as Brent Musberger would say, "Football is as close as it gets to religion in the South."
Did you know? Daryl Gardener is out for eight weeks after being injured in a fight at an IHOP.
If you haven't read Tuesday Morning Quarterback, you should. It's written by Greg Easterbrook, who writes for the New Republic and the Atlantic Monthly - football's answer to George Will.
I had read that Broder thing yesterday. What he didn't say is that those 56% for Gore predictions were based exclusively on economic data, without any input from potential voters. I think he's right that the election will be close, at least by raw votes - but electorally, it isn't going to be close.
Bush wins 278-260 just by holding onto the states he won last time. That assumes that the Democrats hold the states where they won by less than 10,000 votes (including Iowa, where Bush leads all potential Dems by 9-10 points, 13 in Dean's case). So Bush wins with maybe 51.5%, but with 300 or so electoral votes.
Marc
