John McCain made a public show of watching the Super Bowl on Mitt Romney’s territory Sunday night.

The Senator relaxed in the lounge of a downtown Boston hotel with his friends Senator Joe Lieberman, Senator Lindsay Graham, and former Senator Phil Gramm. They ordered sliders, barbecue chicken pizza and chocolate chip cookies, and mingled with the traveling press.

Earlier, McCain stopped by an Irish bar to greet Patriots’ fans who had gathered to cheer on their home team. It was clearly a photo-op designed to reinforce the message that the Senator is in town, while the former governor of Massachusetts was nowhere to be found.

FOX News’ Major Garrett sat down with Senator Barack Obama this morning in St. Louis, Missouri, where he asked the senator about football and a little politics.

Grab some chili and a beer and catch it here:

Senator Obama will root for the New England Patriots tonight, but don’t think of it as rooting against Hillary Clinton’s home team. Senator Obama appreciates the history the Pats will make should they go undefeated this season, per advisors. The senator will watch the Superbowl on FOX at his home in Chicago with his family and some of his Secret Service detail.