If the presidential election were a series of Mortal Kombat games.

Thank you, Slate, for you have made my Monday. I can’t wait to see the next episodes, especially the battle between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. Prediction: Biden’s secret power will be non sequiturs, and Ryan’s washboard abs will be involved.

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