Winning sports wagering demands attention to every last detail and angle.  The same rule applies to winning the American presidency.  Sadly, most candidates are too busy and/or clueless to notice which celebrities and musicians support their campaign.  When Barack Obama becomes the next President of the United States, he may want to pen a thank you letter to the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.

At this moment a multitude of musically ignorant readers, no matter what political side they claim allegiance to, are falling over with laughter.  They ask themselves, "How can any rap group that uses the word "mafia" as part of their name be anything but a bad omen to the Obama camp."

First of all, Three 6 Mafia are more than just a bunch of hip-hop hedonists who spend more time in strip clubs than recording studios.  Three 6 Mafia actually won an Oscar for the endearing ditty "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp" from the film Hustle and Flow.  They may not have the songwriting genius of Bob Dylan, but they make rivals such as Lil' Jon look like musical morons.

The group currently has a song called "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) in heavy rotation over a number of popular radio formats.  This means that the song is played at least once every hour all over America.  Even though the song contains lyrical content that celebrates drugs, alcohol, strip clubs and sex, one line is guaranteed to catch any listener's attention: "Like Barack Obama said it's time for a change."

I imagine it won't be long before the McCain/Palin camp seeks a  popular country music artist to fire back at Three 6 Mafia.  Sugarland makes the most sense, but if they decline, perhaps Toby Keith or Kenny Chesney could be commissioned.  The result will be a warm, happy, conservative song to subconsciously sway undecided voters...and induce hooting and hollering from millions of rednecks.