One of the reasons there is greater tension around the US presidential election in 2016 than the federal election in Canada in a few months is that no one knows yet whose names will be on the ticket. No suspense in Canada--we all know it's going to be the Three Amigos.
So far in the US, only Hillary Rodham Clinton has announced her candidacy for the Democrats, while the rush for the Republican nomination looks like a gathering of the cast from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Unless there's a surprise candidate coming, it looks as though the election is going to feature Hillary and the Seven Smurfs.
The benefit or catch--take your choice--with Hillary is that they'll also get Bill.
What we'd like to see, to give the race a kick, is a campaign for president by Sarah Silverman, with not just one but two running mates--the Two Seths, Rogen and Macfarlane. Imagine the debates! It could be the most fun since Abby Hoffman and Grace Slick tried to slip LSD into Richard Nixon's punch bowl.
Meanwhile, in Canada, we'll settle for the Harper, Mulcair, Trudeau and May cage match.
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