Well no, but perhaps the ESPN analyst and legendary head coach of the Chicago Bears could have prevented Barack Obama from reaching the Oval Office.
While attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Canary Oil plant in Watford City, N.D., the Sunday NFL Countdown analyst told The Dickinson Press that not running against Barack Obama to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate was one of the biggest mistakes of his entire life.
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From the article:
Ditka, who coached the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl victory, made several comments about his conservative politics, including saying he regrets not running against Barack Obama to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate.
“Biggest mistake I’ve ever made,” Ditka said. “Not that I would have won, but I probably would have and he wouldn’t be in the White House.”
Ditka considers himself conservative when it comes to politics, but the you probably wouldn't be able to tell by watching him on Sunday mornings.
