Paul Ryan Waves Terrible Towel, Predicts Steelers-Packers Super Bowl
By Kyle Koster
The Republican National Convention kicked off today and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan wasted no time making a bold prediction about an important issue facing this country: which two teams will play in the next Super Bowl.
Ryan waved a Terrible Towel before predicting the Pittsburgh Steelers will face his Green Bay Packers for the Lombardi Trophy.
" House speaker Ryan says his #Packers will see #Steelers in Super Bowl #wtae pic.twitter.com/jtI4F6yyvI — Andrew Stockey (@astockeyWTAE) July 18, 2016 "
Proudly sporting black and yellow in Ohio will surely upset some Cleveland Browns fans sick of hearing about their more successful AFC North rivals. On its face it seems like a bad political move, but Ryan sounds like a person who has done the math.
“I want to win this election so darn bad that I’m willing to do this,” he said.
Ohio is always a swing state in presidential elections. The Republicans are holding out hope they can take Pennsylvania in November.
But pandering to Pittsburgh fans could be more beneficial than placating the long-suffering Browns fanbase. Visit any major city in America and you’ll find a Steelers bar packed to the gills on football Sundays. The franchise has a far-flung support system across the nation.
With the most recent polls showing Hillary Clinton barely edging out Donald Trump, every little bit counts. Plus, there’s a full week to fete the champion Cleveland Cavaliers and surging Indians.
Politics make for strange bedfellows. Here’s hoping Trump takes the stage wearing a Tom Brady or sleeveless Justise Winslow jersey.
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