The Presidential election was too close to call....

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The Presidential election was too close to call.
Neither the Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough votes to win...

There was much talk about ballot recounting, court challenges, etc.,
but a week-long ice fishing competition seemed the sportsmanlike way
to settle things.
The candidate that caught the most fish at the end of the
week would win the election.
Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing contest
between the two candidates to determine the winner.

After much of back and forth discussion, it was decided that the contest
take place on a remote frozen lake in northern Minnesota.
There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be sent out
separately on this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M. with their catch for
counting and verification by a team of neutral parties.

At the end of the first day, John Mc. returned to the starting line and he had ten fish. Soon, Obama returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he was just having another 'bad hair' day or something and hopefully, he would catch up the next day.

At the end of the 2nd day John Mc. came in with 20 fish and Obama came
in again with none. That evening, Harry Reid got together secretly with Obama and said, "Obama, I think John Mc. is a low-life, cheatin' son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don't even bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is cheating."

The next night (after John Mc. returns with 50 fish), Reid said to
Obama, "Well, tell me, how is John Mc. cheating?"

Obama replied, "Harry, you're not going to believe this,
but he's cutting holes in the ice".