But the time on the field literally IS the only time that the ball players have. Nothing else is part of the contest.
Anyone who thinks that about a POLITICAL contest has a faulty model, to say the least.
This isn’t Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan. This is the Wicked Witch of the West vs. Dorothy, and Dorothy only needs to locate the bucket of water.
The bucket of water was right there!
I do like that Oz analogy, good one :-)