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Politicians gear up to watch Super Bowl
President Obama said Sunday that he “can't call” whether the New England Patriots or the New York Giants will be the winner of the Super Bowl.
“I think this is going to be a tough game,” he said on NBC, noting “both teams have their weaknesses.”
Obama joked that First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia know Patriots quarterback Tom Brady “ is a good looking guy” but that his girls are not quite at the age where they start putting posters up.
Obama himself tweeted Sunday “wish the Bears weren’t watching it from home, too.”
Attending the game itself will be New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and New York Senator Charles Schumer, according to the New York Post.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will be watching the game with her family, her office said.
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (D) will be in Boston, watching the game at home with friends, his office said.
“Scott Brown is staying local and watching the game with his wife Gail and friends in the Wrentham area,” Brown's office said.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will attend the Super Bowl and campaign for Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.)
The New York Post also reported that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be attending as guest of the Indianapolis hosting committee. The paper reported that the office of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) refused to say whether he was attending.
On Twitter, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said “Looking forward to the Super Bowl tonight. Let's go Patriots! #RhodeIsland is rooting for you.”
Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) tweeted “Very proud to be a #Hoosier. Thank you Indianapolis for putting on a great @SuperBowl2012.”
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel, who earlier in the day on C-SPAN expressed confidence Democrats will take back the House, tweeted that the Giants would win and he would collect on a Super Bowl bet with Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.).
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