Obama is going to Denmark in order to try to pull the 2016 to the United States, specifically Chicago. Why is anyone upset he is doing this? The Olympics bring in millions upon millions. While politicians often wrongly state that they “created jobs.” Obama in this case could claim partial credit. With Chicago as the site, and with the President from Chicago, and with the President being as popular as he is worldwide, to not go would be foolish. There has been debate if this is being done as political cover if we don’t get the games or if he is going cause he believes he can actually move the needle.
I think it’s the ladder but I really don’t care. The inTrade markets say that Chicago is about a 60% chance of getting the games. While I don’t agree with Obama on most of what he is doing, I am sick of Republicans who attack the President on these kinds of issues. The President is our head of state and he making a pitch just makes sense. If the Americans don’t get the games, the Brazilians probably will, so either way I will be happy because Rio is only 1 hour ahead of EST. That is what I care about!
