Democratic Nominee to be Decided by Match Race
With Hillary Clinton declaring late last week that she has no intent on dropping out of the race, and with no clear cut resolution in sight to determine the nominee, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman, Howard Dean, has come up with an alternative process to decide the already contentious and divisive campaign.
Dean and Steve Johnson, USA Cycling CEO, held a closed door meeting this past weekend to discuss the the matter of setting up a match race between the two candidates. The meeting was reported to have lasted into the "wee hours of the morning." Central to the discuss was an appropriate venue and date as to help decide the nominee well before the Democratic National Convention in August.
The most likely venue for such an event would be in the very shadows of democracy itself, Arlington, VA. The match race would take place immediately following the men's professional race at the CSC Invitational held on June 1st. The details of the match race are in the preliminary stages at best as neither campaign has come to a complete agreement on terms.
The match race is believed to consist of:
- 52 laps - representative of the 50 states and Puerto Rico and Guam
- 2 primes - one for the all the pledged delegates of the state of Michigan, and the other for those of the state of Florida
- Winner - will receive the remaining non-committed superdelegates
The early line from Unibet.com has installed the Senator from Illinois as the early favorite.
Obama 3-1
Clinton 12-1
The grassroots effort by Senator Obama seems to favor him in the overall, but the Senator from New York's ability to surge in the polls may favor her in the sprints for primes.
In any event, the DNC is so welcoming of a conclusion to their primary season, so that they may begin campaigning against Republican nominee John McCain, that Dean re-enacted his infamous scream from 2003, YEEAHHH!
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