@sickburnbro It was a real cultural flashpoint for a while, even the people who stopped paying attention to football would have residual feelings about it. As political theater, it's a pretty good selection.

The regional thing might have just been convenience for him. My guess is he informally heard the owner was considering it, and decided to jump in. But it's all so nakedly transparent, it makes me suspect he's planning to screw Trump over on an obscure nominee and hopes nobody will notice.