USA Today reminds us of the old political adage that Republicans pray for rain on Presidential Election Days. Political scientists have studied that for every inch of rain the "R" turnout gains 2.5% so you might say it is a type of "natural" voter suppression. Baseball fans of a certain age may recall the 1948 Boston Braves with their two pitching aces - Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain - who propelled their team in its pennant drive. The slogan back then was "Spahn & Sain and pray for rain."
For with off days and rain days these two kept rotating to go 8-0 in a winning effort.
It is said that both parties have their lawyers in place particularly in the decisive swing states. Ever since the fiasco in Florida in 2000 there has been more attention paid to voter fraud, absentee ballots and other challenges resulting in a spurt of voter connected lawsuits. Jimmy Carter goes overseas to monitor the fairness of elections while back home we need to lay on a battery of lawyers.
"Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated." Will Rogers while twirling his lariat.
Wait a minute! I'm confused! Am I RED or am I BLUE? ....As Marrying Sam used to say to Lil Abner - "It's Confusin but amusin!" Or as confused as the Irishman who wrote the lyrics "Me father, he is ORANGE and me mother, she is GREEN." But every time I raise the Stars & Stripes on the flagpole - and leave it billow in the sun and wind - the RED and BLUE fade a little and I think of it more as a "blend". So may we scrap the "con" - and keep the "fusion".
As the old time boxing referees used to say "May the better man emerge triumphant!"
tjs
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