Both Barack Obama and John McCain say they'd like to see the 2016 Olympics in Chicago. But President Obama would likely do more to support the bid than President McCain, and not just because Obama lives in Chicago.McCain has at times been a thorn in the side of the Olympic movement, and with good reason -- he was one of the most vocal opponents of corruption and wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars surrounding the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. McCain's spokesman said that while McCain supports having the Olympics in Chicago, he also wants to make sure it isn't financed by federal taxpayers.
It also appears that many influential members of the Influential Olympic Committee oppose President Bush's foreign policies and would be more welcoming to bringing the Games back to the United States if a Democrat were in the White House. That means that when the 2016 Games are awarded on June 18, 2009, they're more likely to be awarded to Chicago if Obama is president.
