Sleepyjack

Did you know?

The outcome of Washington Redskins home football games has correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since 1936.

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The Washington Redskins have proved to be a time-tested election predictor. In the previous 15 elections, if the Washington Redskins have lost their last home game prior to the election, the incumbent party has lost the White House. When they have won, the incumbent has stayed in power.

This election year, that deciding game takes place on Sunday, October 31 ... vs. Green Bay.


I don't know much about NFL, but i will be going for the Green Bay Packers!

quicksteal

I follow the NFL pretty closely, and this one's a tossup. Green Bay is favored by 2 in the odds that I just looked at, so who knows. Personally, I think Washington has a better chance, especially at home. What a strange outcome predictor...I bet lots more people will be watching it.

Rdr4evr

It's already been posted, but I will once again say: GO GREENBAY!

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=74112

MSD

People will find patterns in any chaotic series of events. Just because one can be found doesn't mean its significant (or accurate)

reiii

D.C. is so liberal too, they'll be on the edge of their seats for this one...

edit: I spelled "seat" wrong

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Lockjaw

I have a feeling the trend will continue...Sorry George but Washington sucks this year(I'm a fan) and I've got a feeling Bush was going to lose any way. So while it doesn't have anything to do with the election the streak likely will continue.

Ramallah

That's the way the human brain is wired. We look for patterns in everything; it helps us survive.

Rdr4evr

The Pack is up 17-0....Bush is really getting worried now.

yabobo

Greenbay is kicking Washintons ass as I write this....20-14 not a total ass beating but ........God help us if they don't win Kerry won't

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vermin

Oh, shit, the Packers won.

I mean, Yay! the Packers won!

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mo42

28-14 final, Redskins lose, and hopefully so will Bush. Last I knew, he was still leading in the polls though.

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quicksteal

The polls tend to lean slightly Republican, in my opinion. With the Dem's registering more voters, it'll be really close, but that's for the politics board. I'm just amazed that this game didn't go into overtime...

LewisCouch

To paraphrase John Kerry, "were it only true," however, when this harbinger was adopted, it pertained to the last home game before an election. Most people don't realize that the home games are now played in Maryland. The last home game that was actually played in Washington, DC, was on Dec 22, 1996---when the Redskins beat the Cowboys. Anyway, it seems if this were to hold true, then Al Gore would have served as POTUS.

I know, I know, splitting hairs, but nevertheless...

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Tophat665

Now, now, it's not as if Al Gore wasn't elected president. In a far more presidential act than any of the acts prepetrated by the loser of that election, he opted to step aside rather than have riots in the streets. Let us hope, then, that this election isn't so close as polls would indicate, because I do not see that willingness in Kerry nor the willingess in the electorate to accept it, nor any reason why Kerry shouldn't press the issue if it comes to that.

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LewisCouch

Exactly, that's why this should be viewed as a harbinger of the popular vote, not the election. Also, I hope you are being euphemistic about Mr. Gore stepping aside. As I recall, he put up quite a fight! Hopefully, we will have a clear winner this year, as this nation, as you point out, could easily erupt into chaos. None of us want that, I'm sure.

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punx1325

I am a huge Green Bay fan, but because of this fact I actually wanted them to lose. I'll just leave the rest of my comments for the polictics board.

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ShaniFaye

how bout this idea....since the Red Sox broke their curse this year none of the "prediciton" things work anymore

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Dwayne

Two words. GO GREENBAY!

combatmedicjen

I knew my Packers would come through

MikeyChalupa

Especially since the Washington Redskins used to play in... Boston.

-Mikey

p0thead

blah bush won.... at least i won 100 bucks off the game. GB all the way!

ShaniFaye

see I was right.....the red sox win made the streak go away lol

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maleficent

so much for time-tested predictors

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troit

Not so much... anymore. Like any streak eventually they come to an end.

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tsarman

Oh well. Random coincedental things that are brought up after 70 years failed. Big deal.