Recovering from Primary Fever
March 10th, 2008 | by Tom |My Tuesday nights usually look something like this: get home at 6, pet the cat, talk to Nicolette, determine if we have anything better to do that night, decide we dont, order Chinese food around 7, pick it up around 730, watch American Idol from 8-9 pretending like there isnt primary coverage for that hour and then when American Idol is over settling in behind the “Best Political Team on Television” to watch hours of primary coverage on CNN. Its been this way since primary season began and only once have we had any kind of break from the routine, the week there were no primaries on Tuesday, and even then i was itching like an addict for the sweet sounds of Anderson Cooper and his never ending cast of talking heads and punditing showoffs.
I think though, tomorrow, the routine will come to an end. Ive been sitting here all day reading articles about Barack and Hillary and how they might run together and Barack saying theyre not. Ive read every one of Newsweeks dozen or so articles published online today about Hillary Clinton culminating with an exclusive Q&A during which she says nothing new or interesting or anything that might dissuade me from thinking that this ‘interview’ is really just a series of quotes put into the context of an interview using newly written questions that correspond to a previous statement. To be honest, I am just tired of the whole process. The back and forth and the, quite literally, he said she said, its just so tiring and if you’re supporting someone its nerve racking and i just dont want to do it for a while.
I think i might swear off primary coverage until Pennsylvania by then, hopefully, a victory either way will really mean something. Hillary won both Texas and Ohio and what did it mean? Nothing, it didnt mean anything. Any delegates that Barack lost on Super Tuesday 2 he got back by slaughtering Hillary in Wyoming. So, he still has a sizable delegate lead. He is still leading in the popular vote. In polls he is still beating John McCain soundly while Hillary struggles to maintain even a one or two point lead. They even have her losing in some polls. Congratulations Hillary on your big wins last week. They were totally meaningless.
I think this Tuesday im going to make a big salad, watch American Idol and then read a book or work on wedding plans. Something constructive. and if between now and Pennsylvania something monumental happens and a group of primaries in smaller states may actually shape the end result of this thing maybe I’ll tune in to Anderson, Wolff, Candy and Dana and let them sing me sweet lullaby so that when i wake up the next day this whole crazy thing is over and we can get down to the business making a real difference.
Keep on Chooglin’
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Primaries
