Clinton reacts to the Chicago Cubs clinching World Series spot
Hillary Clinton’s spokesman tweeted a photo of the Democratic presidential nominee looking stunned at the news of the Chicago Cubs advancing to the World Series.
{mosads}Clinton, who grew up in the Park Ridge, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, was finishing up a campaign rally in Philadelphia when the Cubs clinched the spot, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0.
The Cubs have not gone to the World Series since 1945.
“That look when you cap off a day on the trail by watching the @Cubs cement their trip to the #WorldSeries,” Nick Merrill tweeted.
That look when you cap off a day on the trail by watching the @Cubs cement their trip to the #WorldSeries. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/94KMWpKHwe
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) October 23, 2016
In the photo, Clinton is watching the Cubs post-game celebration on her campaign’s plane after the rally, according to a CNN reporter.
Clinton watching the Cubs’ postgame celebration. Clinton, who went to Cubs games as a kid, is joined by Connolly Keigher, a big Cubs fan. https://t.co/JgjTygdW5r
— Dan Merica (@danmericaCNN) October 23, 2016
Clinton grew up as a Cubs fan, but declared her fandom for the New York Yankees around the time she ran for Senate in the state.
In 1999, she wore a Yankees hat when the team visited the White House following a World Series win, and was criticized for political pandering. Clinton has since said her dual allegiance is the result of loving baseball, but wanting to root for a winner, according to CNN.
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