At the risk of either alienating or winning over nearly half of the registered voters out there; 47% of you to be exact 😉 I am going to give you a couple alternative ways for predicting the presidential election this year.
1) A Redskin Victory:
The myth is that if the Washington Redskins win their last home game before the election, the incumbent party stays in power. If the Redskins lose, the challenging party takes the White House.
The Redskins game has correctly predicted 17 of the last 18 presidential elections. They were wrong in 2004, when the ‘Skins lost to the Green Bay Packers, but incumbent President George W. Bush held onto the White House, beating Democratic rival John Kerry the week after the game.
This year, the Redskins will face the Carolina Panthers at home on Nov. 4, the Sunday before the election.
2) World Series:
Which league wins the World Series has long been seen as an indicator of which party makes it to the White House — though the record suggests baseball is not be a perfect predictor of a presidential election outcome. The myth has an imperfect record, correctly predicting 16 elections since 1920 and getting it wrong seven times.
Legend has it, that if an American League baseball team wins the World Series, a Republican will win the White House. If a National League team wins, Democrats will take the top spot.
In 2004, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the Democratic presidential candidate, dismissed the myth and rooted for the Boston Red Sox, with his campaign claiming it was “a new century” and a “fresh start.”
The Red Sox won but, true to legend, Kerry lost.
Will President Obama, the former senator from Illinois, make the same mistake? He has predicted his hometown Chicago White Sox, vying to make the playoffs in the American League, would take the trophy this year. But if the American Leaguers win, legend has it Obama, the Democrat, will lose.
So, who do you think will win the Presidential Election?
See some other ways to predict the election here.
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