Schiavoni Files

I've always said that following electoral politics is like following any other sport.

You gotta keep track of the players/candidates, the odds/polls, game/campaign and of course, keep track of the wins and losses.

I'm now working on a growing list of electoral junkie characteristics. Here's my start:

• holds congressional bracket pools in our office each election
• heads right to the NYT Weekend Review like others do the sports page
• attends or hosts presidential debate and state of the union parties (complete with political buzz word drinking games--"a shot every time Bush says nuculear")
  
• watches the political betting sites with avid interest (they are usually very accurate)
• And my new favorite (and the impetus for this post): Fantasy Congress

I definitely know a lot of race junkies who can name all the open seats in the country even in midterm elections complete with candidate bios and poll numbers. I personally think those folks are as crazy as the guys that know the draft pick round of every member of their favorite college football team. Still, I like to be a bit righteous about my chosen sport. The players aren't usually as hot or fun to watch, but the stakes are much higher.
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