Both Barack Obama and John McCain have been given a grueling examination by the American public in order to gauge their
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presidential merits. Who’s stronger on foreign policy? Who’s got more charisma? Who ate more hot dogs at the Iowa State Fair?
But there may yet be one more question not asked of them: Who can drive faster?
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We put the question to IndyCar racing sensation Milka Duno (pictured) during her appearance Wednesday at the League of United Latin American Citizens’ 79th annual conference, held at the Washington Hilton. “Of course, I would race Obama and McCain,” she told us. Yeah, but who would be faster? “Doesn’t matter: I would win.”
Other attendees were less diplomatic, however. Puerto Rican Speaker of the House José Aponte Hernández said definitely that he would put his race track money behind Team McCain.
And some attendees most certainly think Obama would be best in the fast track to the White House. One attendee recalled Obama’s speech before the League on Tuesday and said, “When Obama came to speak yesterday I screamed so much my lungs and throat hurt!”
