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In the flyover state of Nebraska, the NCAA Men’s College World Series(CWS) is in full swing. Last evening Wake Forest was eliminated, leaving LSU and Florida as the only two standing.
It’s promoted as The Greatest Show on Dirt.
And, it’s inching closer to winner take all. Gone are wannabees Oral Roberts, Virginia, Stanford, Tennessee, TCU, and the aforementioned Wake Forest.
The entire event is a real slice of what is right in America. Omaha puts its very best foot forward as the host. If you flyover, you’ll miss it.
In all of America, the race for 2024 is in full swing as well. Not one Republican entry has been eliminated yet. But, the Democrats eliminated all of their wannabees before the race started.
It could be promoted as The Dirtiest Not So Great Show.
But isn’t it inching closer to Donald J Trump former President vs. sitting President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr?
Sure there are Republican wannabee nominees like Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Larry Elder, Asa Hutchinson, etc. Heck, even Robert Kennedy decided to disobey the DNC and announce his candidacy from the left side.
But, aren’t there really only two?
Maybe. Maybe not.
Did you have Barack Obama(it was Hillary’s to lose) on your bingo card in 2008? 2012? How bout The Donald(it was Jeb Bush’s to lose) in 2016? And, did you think Joe Biden(original signer of the Declaration of Independence) would garner the White House in 2020 straight from his basement, mask and all?
It seems, much like gravity, the race to the bottom is on.
More than 50% of Americans don’t want Trump to run. More than 50% of Americans have seen enough of Joe Biden and want him to exit stage left or right. Well, actually, his handlers would just like him to remember which side of the stage to exit daily as well, but we digress.
America is screaming for a leader louder than 20,000 jello-shot-filled LSU fans were for 10 innings last evening in downtown Omaha.
Maybe someone emerges from this pack unexpectedly.
But as of now, it seems harder than hitting a Paul Skenes fastball.
America only has its serious “For the World” series once every four years.
Hopefully, America doesn’t strike out in 2024.