Obama’s Election Day Basketball Ritual
EmailABC News’ Sunlen Miller reports: It’s turned into an unofficial ritual and, perhaps, superstition of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.: playing basketball on Election Day.
He played basketball the day of the Iowa caucus, and South Carolina primary, and won both contests.
He did not play the day of the New Hampshire primary, and Nevada caucus, and lost.
He recently said on “60 Minutes” that playing basketball is an Election Day “rule” now.
At College Park, Md., home of the Maryland Terrapins, Obama almost caught basketball fever a day too early, as Tuesday is Election Day in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C.
Seeing some members of the women’s Terrapin team in the crowd, who won the 2006 title, Obama gave them a shout out and a little challenge: “If I had brought my sneakers, I’d suit up. I’d play a little bit against ya, I still got game,” Obama joked. “I’ll bring down some jumpers out there.”
The lady Terrapins are 25-2 this season, and a contender for a national championship.
As Obama heads into the Potomac Primary on Tuesday, himself looking for a national win, he reminded the crowd of his toughness, on and off the court.
“Sen. Clinton says, ‘well, you gotta elect me, because I’ve been around a long time, so, I can go after the Republicans and I’m tough.’ Well, let me tell you something. I may be skinny, but I’m tough, too. I’m looking forward to mixing it up with John McCain.”
The campaign says basketball is not on the schedule for Tuesday … yet. But be advised that there’s always room for basketball on Election Day.
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Silly superstition. But… wouldn’t hurt anything to get a couple jumpers in tomorrow morning.
Posted by: Paul | February 11, 2008, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Others pray but get critized and superstition is just dandy! Quite sure he still has game, this is a presidetial race not a game. What information does this provide that he cut on Hillary and appeals to b-ball fans? If he referred to Election day, as he being on the ballot, let the people decide that, please.
Posted by: callenfallen | February 11, 2008, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
HRC said yesterday: caucuses are undemocratic (because she is no winning any of them), I am looking forward to win Ohio & Texas ( she only cares about the “fat”states with lots of votes, that’s where she goes and puts her money into), North Dakota and Alaska won’t count in November ( because nobody voted for her in those smart states). How can she pretend she loves America when she is clearly showing she only cares about digging votes to get her ahead, she doesn’t care about the smaller states, she doesn’t care about their votes, plainly, she doesn’t care about small people. I feel very sorry for those Clinton’s votes: she is only using them to get what she wants.
Posted by: carmen | February 12, 2008, 4:10 am 4:10 am
Here is the biggest difference, in my opinion, between the two remianing democratic candidates; Hillary is trying to win. Obama is trying to win us over.
HRC is all tactics and planning and working the numbers and press and superdelegates to win the nomination.
This latest revelation on Obama’s alleged back door deal on the eve of these primaries. – this is not new information – this has already been vetted and nothing untoward found about it. Tactics – don’t throw stones HRC or someon might look a little harder at the group from Dubai that is donating heavily to your campaign.
Obama is trying to convince people he is actually the best person to do this and then trusting them to vote. he’s tryign to let them get to know him and what he will do. he is not trying to make them afraid of the other candidates. Hey, if playing a little B-ball relaxes him on election day, by all means.
Posted by: Louis | February 12, 2008, 11:12 am 11:12 am
Hopefully Obama got a little playing time in this morning. We’ll see, when the results start rolling in tonight.
For future contests, if he is looking for someone to play one-on-one, I’d make myself available. Sure, he’d kick my… But hopefully he’d be gracious enough to give me a rematch with a soccer ball.
Posted by: Paul | February 12, 2008, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
Big woop! I am on Obama fatigue. My daughter is only 5 and everytime she turns the T.V. on, guess who is on? To which my daughter replies; “That guy again! He’s always on!” Exactly! Who is being pimped?
Posted by: Becky | February 12, 2008, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm