The Cubs have been affiliated in one way or another with the Republican Party since the days President Taft's brother owned the team. Later, William Wrigley was a big Republican donor. Minority owner Albert Lasker helped get Warren Harding elected (he was literally in that smokey room when the decision was made), and fellow minority owner Harry Sinclair was in the middle of Harding's notorious Teapot Dome scandal. The Chicago Tribune was founded by one of the most outspoken Republicans of all-time--Colonel McCormick--and the Tribune owned the Cubs for nearly 30 years. Ronald Reagan wasn't just a Cubs fan, he was a former Cubs announcer.
So, it probably shouldn't come as a big shock that
Todd Ricketts was just named the chief fundraiser for the Republican party, replacing the disgraced alleged sexual harasser Steve Wynn.
As a die-hard Cubs fan and a die-hard non-Republican, I'm hoping that he keeps it to himself as much as possible.
