For an American president, there is nothing of greater importance than reaching the American people. And there’s no better way of doing that than authentically sharing our passion for sports. Unlike any president before him, in ways that only true sports nuts will understand, Obama does that.
The First Fan is really a fan. He’s about more than an occasional first pitch or White House champion photo op. He’s about a wrinkled hometown baseball cap and weathered hometown loyalties and picking winners and spouting off at the heart.
He throws out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game and, even though he’s wearing a Nationals jacket, at the last moment he pulls on a cap from the Chicago White Sox.
Real fans, even those of the Nationals and Chicago Cubs, have to respect that. They know your favorite team is forever. Was there anything worse than Illinois native Hillary Clinton wearing a New York Yankees cap while campaigning to become a New York senator?
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