CNN calls it "Ballot Bowl"

CNN Ballot Bowl

Saturday & Sunday, 8 & 10 p.m. ET

Learn about the candidates' plans from the contenders themselves -- raw and unscripted... Experience the political campaign from the perspective of voters in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont! Watch "Ballot Bowl" this weekend, 8 & 10 p.m. ET....

"Watch the bowl game that really matters"

[From CNN Programs - Today on CNN]

Exactly. They're treating it as a sporting event. And that, bunky, is what we've come to here.