"How about those Tampa Bay Rays?" Gov. Sarah Palin shouted in Jacksonville last week.

"You know what that tells me, it tells me that the people in this area know a little something about turning an underdog into a victor," she said. "And we're counting on you to help us do that Nov. 4." Palin, who said essentially the same thing in Clearwater, might as well have pulled on a Rays jersey and sprayed the crowd with champagne and beer.

But yesterday in Salem, N.H., John McCain's running mate was saying something remarkably similar about the other guys. “We’re just 20 days out from the election and it’s gonna come right down to the wire, and we’re counting on you because Red Sox fans know how to turn an underdog into a victor, and that’s exactly what you can help us do on Nov. 4!"

So we're not really sure who Palin will be rooting for in tonight's ALCS Game 5.

Democrats quickly pointed out the dual loyalty. "Apparently this team of mavericks thinks straight talk means saying one thing to Rays fans and another to Red Sox fans," said DNC spokesman Damien LaVera.

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We can't wait to see what Barack Obama will do. With the Rays blasting by the Chicago White Sox, Obama has thrown his allegiance to the Philadelphia Phillies. A likely World Series match-up: Rays vs. Phillies.