It’s the Lucios, of course, Eddie Jr., and Eddie III, the father and son, the state senator and junior state rep, one for Clinton and the other for Obama. My gosh, did Eddie and Eddie milk that baby for all it was worth, or what? I’m talking the whole generational split that is all the rage in dissecting the Clinton-Obama race. You know, old people for Hillary and the younger generation for Barack.

There’s a lot of truth to that political equation as shown in the election results. In Texas, it was 60-40% for Obama among 18-to-29 year olds, and 62-37% for Clinton among voters who are 60 and above. With the national media focused on Texas as one of the two big political pieces on March 4, (the other being Ohio), they went a looking for story angles, and they found Eddie y Eddie to visualize perfectly the generational split between Clinton and Obama.

Once the national media discovered Eddie y Eddie, they couldn’t get enough. How bad did it get? The Lucios got major face time with Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News. Sweet! Yep, there were Eddie y Eddie chatting with Katie at an Austin Tex-Mex joint with chips and salsa and mugs of iced tea in front of them as they chuckled in good fun about how times had gotten a little rough lately amongst the Lucio clan, with the oldsters sticking with Hillary and the kids going ga-ga over Barack.

Then Eddie Three, 29, checked his BlackBerry scheduler and decided, yes, he had time to talk with Soledad O’Brian of CNN about how Pops is going for Hill the senior dama and he’s for Barack, the cool jazz player. The Lucios also somehow found time to talk to reporters with the Washington Post, New York Times, and got various mentions in larger Texas newspapers. Oh yea, they also did an interview with the PBS News Hour.

And all of that doesn’t include all of the Lucio coverage on the Internet, including this mention on the website of Hispanic Business magazine.

“Nobody was surpised to see veteran state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., on stage at Hillary Clinton’s first rally in South Texas. But the young Latino lawmaker standing next to Barack Obama at his first event here a few days did turn heads,” the online article says. “He was state representative Eddie Lucio III, the senator’s son.”

Yowser!

Now, here’s how I see the fallout of this whole two Eddie things as it relates to the Clinton-Obama tussle. The new Eddie has either made the most brilliant calculation in going with Obama early and soaking up big-time presidential face time if Barack is elected president, (hello Lincoln bedroom), or angry Clintonistas will never forgive him for dissing Hillary. Don’t underestimate the wrath of the Clintonistas. They will eat their young. Be careful, young Eddie. The day after Barack crashed Sombrero Festival, (with Eddie Three by his side, of course, two cool guys with white shirts and long ties), and The Herald splashed that spectacle on the front page. My gosh, the Clintonistas went nutso.

“How could could you do that???!!!!” the Clintonistas yelled into the ear pieces of phones attached to the ears of our editors.

I don’t know, let’s see, major presidential candidate comes to town, surprises and delights festival goers at Sombrero, yea, I think that’s news. I’m not sure, but I think it is. It’s kind of a faint memory now, but when Hillary came to town for a late night rally at UT-Brownsville, Chisme recalls reading something like 10 stories on The Herald’s website with blow-by-blow coverage that glorious day. You know, breathless updates such as “workmen are putting the final touches on the outdoor stage where Hillary Clinton will actually step to thrill her local supporters,” and “no final word yet on what refreshments will be served tonight at the Hillary rally, but sources tell us that it will likely be chicken salad over carne guisda.

The next day’s paper, of course, was pura Hillary on page 1. But that’s OK, we’re used to it. One day The Herald is an Obama rag, the next day it’s in the tank for Hillary. Believe me, the newsroom took it all in stride because when they’re under such stress the kind editor takes pity on their bruised souls and feeds them with endless pizzas and boxes of pollo from Church’s, not to mention the bags of pan dulce. The more you insult a newsroom, the better they eat. Sweet!

Anyway, I digress. I think Eddie Three will be fine even though his presidential candidate got clobbered on the local level because South Texas Mexican-Americans can be counted on to do three things: Buy Chevys, buy their washers at Sears, and vote for the Clintons. I’m not knocking it. Some forces are just too great to fight. Yea, the Clintonistas are mad even when their candidate wins, (why is Obama on the front page again!!!!!!), but young Eddie is one of our own. He’s Lucio’s kid, it will be fine, mijito will grow out of this Obama thing and support the Clintons just like the rest of us.

In the meantime, Eddie Three, what’s the deal with Katie Couric’s eyes? Is it just me, but since she left NBC to work at CBS, the color of her eyes look different. It’s freaking me out!

Joaquin Tijerina, Official Chisme Blogger y Columnista