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Nbadan
10-31-2004, 05:25 PM
Redskins' loss points to Bush departure


WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Washington Redskins lost to the Green Pay Packers and thus, according to a sporting legend that has proved eerily accurate, President George W. Bush (news - web sites) is bound to lose the White House.

The polls may show Bush and his Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) locked in a dead heat ahead of Tuesday's presidential election, but for those with a taste for omens and superstition, the race was over when the whistle blew on the Redskins' 28-14 defeat.

Since 1936, when the Redskins' franchise moved from Boston to Washington, the American football team's pre-election performance at home has predicted the presidential winner.

The legend surrounding the Redskins' last home game before Election Day is simplicity itself: If they win, the White House incumbent will remain president. If they lose, the incumbent loses.

Yahoo News (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&ncid=696&e=1&u=/afp/20041031/pl_afp/us_vote_myths)

Still plenty of time to make some serious E-bookie cash. Bet it all on Kerry!
LandShark
10-31-2004, 05:28 PM
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http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5212
Clandestino
10-31-2004, 05:29 PM
i think the kids poll from weekly reader is a better indicator and they picked bush... the redskins only says if the incumbent stay in power and it only qualifies if the redskins played at home... so that is only a handful of games...

weekly reader poll was 100% for every race since 1956 when the magazine poll started...
scott
10-31-2004, 06:00 PM
the redskins only says if the incumbent stay in power and it only qualifies if the redskins played at home... so that is only a handful of games...

It refers to the Incumbent PARTY and it is the LAST home game before the election... so it has been applicable to every election since 1936 and has been 100% accurate. If you believe in that sort of thing.
JohnnyMarzetti
10-31-2004, 06:02 PM
I want to believe!
Hook Dem
10-31-2004, 06:02 PM
The "Bambino " says trends are made to be broken. :lol
Clandestino
10-31-2004, 06:04 PM
It refers to the Incumbent PARTY and it is the LAST home game before the election... so it has been applicable to every election since 1936 and has been 100% accurate. If you believe in that sort of thing.

but that is limited in scope.. plus, there is another thread on this subject and it shows this has not been 100% accurate
dcole50
10-31-2004, 06:21 PM
I think these kids polls and football game results are all coincidental nonsense.
Hook Dem
10-31-2004, 06:25 PM
I think these kids polls and football game results are all coincidental nonsense.
Thats logical .
dcole50
10-31-2004, 06:29 PM
I assume you are being sarcastic ...

So, it's logical to believe that the winner of the Green Bay/Dallas game has a direct impact on the result of the election?
Hook Dem
10-31-2004, 06:33 PM
I assume you are being sarcastic ...

So, it's logical to believe that the winner of the Green Bay/Dallas game has a direct impact on the result of the election?
There was no sarcasim intended dc. I simply said "thats logical". OK?
dcole50
10-31-2004, 06:35 PM
Ah, I'm accustomed to being on the offensive here, heh. Then we agree. That's a first. ;)
Hook Dem
10-31-2004, 06:48 PM
Ah, I'm accustomed to being on the offensive here, heh. Then we agree. That's a first. ;)
Imagine that!
Aggie Hoopsfan
10-31-2004, 07:33 PM
Well the BoSox won the WS on the night of a lunar eclipse after being down 3-0 to the Yankees.

A&M lost to Baylor in football.

Osama's on tape saying that what Bush is doing is working.

If ever there was a time when superstitions, trends, and history to be broken, you're staring at it.
Guru of Nothing
10-31-2004, 08:41 PM
Well the BoSox won the WS on the night of a lunar eclipse after being down 3-0 to the Yankees.

A&M lost to Baylor in football.

Osama's on tape saying that what Bush is doing is working.

If ever there was a time when superstitions, trends, and history to be broken, you're staring at it.

The Patriots win streak ended today as well.
Aggie Hoopsfan
10-31-2004, 10:00 PM
The last election to occur after a BoSox World Series title (1920), the Republicans won.

Guess Kerry's screwed now.
scott
10-31-2004, 10:30 PM
but that is limited in scope.. plus, there is another thread on this subject and it shows this has not been 100% accurate

Do you mean there is another thread on the subject that shows that columnists are illiterate? The "proof" that the Redskin rule has not been accurate is based on the Skins 1996 loss to the Bills, but that was a Road Game for the Skins, and the rule refers to the Skins last HOME game before the election.

I don't believe in this kind of stuff, but the "Redskin" rule has been 100% accurate from 1936 to 2000.
ducks
10-31-2004, 11:50 PM
this game had nothing to do with the presidentaly race :rolleyes
AlamoSpursFan
11-01-2004, 02:02 AM
I don't believe in this kind of stuff, but the "Redskin" rule has been 100% accurate from 1936 to 2000.

And the kiddo's poll has been 100% accurate since its inception in 1956.

But of course that Red Sox thing is 100% accuratesince 1918. :lol
Johnny_Blaze_47
11-01-2004, 09:09 AM
Wrong thread.