OK, its over. Obama won. Why? There is a weird statistic that goes
like this:
If you can not wait to see who will win the United States election
on Tuesday night, there may be a way to find out 24 hours beforehand
— thanks to the Washington Redskins.
The outcome of the Redskins’ last home game before a presidential
election has been an accurate barometer for which party gets in the
White House 17 of the last 18 times.
If the Redskins win, the incumbent party stays in power. If the
Redskins lose, the opposing party wins.
Well, the game was tight, fast and dramatic! .. and the Redskins
LOST! Thus tomorrow, according to the Redskin Rule, Obama will WIN!
Whoot!
The first time the Redskins Rule failed was in 2004, when Washington
lost its last home game before Election Day, and George W. Bush
still returned to power.
Then again, that could have been because of another election
superstition related to sports. If a team named after an animal wins
the Rose Bowl in election year, then the Democrats go to the White
House. In 2004 the University of Southern Calilfornia Trojans beat
the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl.
This year, the Redskins (6-2) will host the Pittsburgh Steelers
(5-2) on Monday Night Football — Washington’s first pre-election
Monday night home game since 1984, when Washington won and Ronald
Reagan was re-elected.
ESPN will air interviews with both Barack Obama and John McCain
during the Monday night game.
Yup, believe it or not, Monday Night Football copped an interview with
both candidates. Obama won that too.
The Redskins, McCain will be happy to know, are two-point favourites.
The Redskins did not score even one touchdown, their quarterback was
sacked for the first time this year, not only once, but twice. It was
an overwhelming win by Pittsburgh. McCain is out.
-- Owen
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