Producerpundit's Blog

George Will has a famous quote that, "Football combines the two worst aspects of American life -- violence and committee meetings."  He may be right, but no one seems to care.   There's no question we've become a football nation; the NFL is huge and college football is almost a secular religion in some parts of the country.  But could it be that we're becoming a political nation as well.  A new ABC/Washington Post poll asks Americans if they're more excited about the Super Bowl or Super Tuesday.40% said Super Bowl and 37% said Super Tuesday.    Take a second to let that set in. Within the margin of error, the same percentage of Americans are more excited about a political primary than the biggest sporting spectacle in the world. And this isn't just any Super Bowl, this is Boston vs. New York, David vs. Goliath -- Tom Brady's quest for immortality.   To me this poll points out two truths.     1) This election is about as dramatic as it gets.  The Democrats are breaking glass ceilings with two rock star candidates. The Republican front runner, John McCain, who was all but dead and buried last summer, is completing one of the greatest comebacks in political history.   2) Exactly what the NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle knew from the start, we are suckers for anything with the word super in the title.