Democratic Playbook
It’s the 4th quarter with the Republicans leading the Democrats in the Political Bowl by a score of 49 to nothing. The Republicans are on the two-yard line when they fumble the ball and the Democrats recover on the one-yard line with one minute left in the game. The Democrats go on to lose 49 to zero.
The next day’s headlines read:
NY TIME's
REPUBLICANS FUMBLE ON THE TWO-YARD LINE AND THE DEMOCRATS RECOVER TO SAVE THE SCORE.
Washington Post
DEMOCRATS SAVE SCORE WITH LAST-MINUTE FUMBLE RECOVERY OF REPUBLICANS ON ONE-YARD LINE.
LA TIME’s
REPUBLICANS FUMBLE AWAY A SCORE ON THE ONE-YARD LINE AND DEMOCRATS RECOVER WITH ONE MINUTE TO GO.
