Team Obama is going with the Rev. Sharpton. He has lost a ton of weight, has turned hisself into a babe magnet with sharp tailoring and a TV gig. He can do a lot more for The Mombasa MF than Ole Charlie, who has served 118 consecutive terms in Congress, and may have been dead since 1997.
However, if he is actually still alive, Ole Charlie would be wise to butter up Valrie Jarrett, maybe send Reggie Love some new cuff links.
My cousin is a frequent flier, with one of the major airlines. She was delighted, one time, on a flight from ORD to JFK when she was upgraded to First Class. Just before they closed the cabin door, in strutted his royal highness, Rev. Al, and sat in front of her. He smelled so bad (my cousin suspected it was the hairdo gel), that after they reached altitude, she discreetly went back to the galley, and requested to sit in coach. The flight attendant honored her request, with a knowing glance, as if to indicate she knew exactly what the problem was.