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apn TrVth wrote:
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FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
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http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/election.asp
Winning Tradition
Claim: The outcome of Washington Redskins home football games has
correctly predicted the winner of every U.S. presidential election since
1936.
Status: True.
Origins: Our desire to understand and assert some control over the
world around us is often manifested by our attempts to find predictive
signs that enable us to prognosticate events even when there is no
seeming connection between predictor and event. Sometimes one natural
phenomenon supposedly forecasts another, as in the belief that a
groundhog's seeing his shadow on February 2 portends another six weeks
of winter. In other instances the linkage is between affairs of mankind,
as in the superstition that the winner of football's Super Bowl augurs
that year's stock market performance (or vice-versa).
A recent item of this ilk maintains that the results of the last game
played at home by the NFL's Washington Redskins (a football team based
in the national capital, Washington, D.C.) before the U.S. presidential
elections has accurately foretold the winner of the last fifteen of
those political contests, going back to 1944. If the Redskins win their
last home game before the election, the party that occupies the White
House continues to hold it; if the Redskins lose that last home game,
the challenging party's candidate unseats the incumbent president. While
we don't presume there is anything more than a random correlation
between these factors, it is the case that the pattern has held true
even longer than claimed, stretching back over seventeen presidential
elections since 1936:
* On 30 October 2000 the Washington Redskins lost a Monday night
game at home to the Tennessee Titans, 27-21, presaging a loss for the
incumbent Democratic party. Since President Bill Clinton had already
been elected to the constitutionally-mandated maximum of two terms in
office, the 7 November 2000 presidential election pitted Democratic
Vice-President Al Gore against Republican Governor George W. Bush of
Texas. In the closest (and most controversial) presidential election
since 1876, Governor Bush gained the White House by the slim margin of
five electoral votes, thereby fulfilling the Redskin prophecy.
* On 27 October 1996 the Washington Redskins defeated the
Indianapolis Colts at home, 31-16, predicting a win for the incumbent
Democrats. Sure enough, in the 5 November 1996 general election,
Democratic President Bill Clinton won re-election over his Republican
challenger, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.
* On 1 November 1992 the Washington Redskins lost to the New York
Giants at home, 24-7, predicting a similar loss for the incumbent
Republicans. As expected, in the 3 November 1992, Republican President
George H. W. Bush lost his re-election bid to Governor Bill Clinton of
Arkansas.
* On 6 November 1988 the Washington Redskins edged the New Orleans
Saints at home, 27-24, predicting a win for the incumbent Republicans.
As President Ronald Reagan had already been elected twice, the 8
November 1988 election once again matched a sitting Vice-President,
Republican George H. W. Bush, against a challenger, Democratic Governor
Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts. True to form, Vice-President Bush
emerged victorious.
* On 5 November 1984 the Washington Redskins bested the Atlanta
Falcons in a Monday night home game, 27-14, predicting a win for the
incumbent Republicans. The next day, President Ronald Reagan handily
defeated his Democratic challenger, former Vice-President and Senator
Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota, winning re-election with an electoral
vote landslide.
* On 2 November 1980 the Washington Redskins were trounced at home
by the Minnesota Vikings, 39-14, predicting a loss for the incumbent
Democrats. As expected, on 4 November 1980 President Jimmy Carter failed
in his re-election bid, losing to his Republican opponent, former
California governor Ronald Reagan.
* On 31 October 1976 the Washington Redskins were spooked by the
Dallas Cowboys in a Halloween Day home game, losing 20-7 and predicting
a loss for the incumbent Republicans. Two days later, on 2 November
1976, Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia unseated President
Gerald Ford (who had been appointed Vice-President after the resignation
of Spiro Agnew in 1973 and became chief executive in 1974 after
President Richard Nixon also resigned).
* On 22 October 1972 the Washington Redskins edged the Dallas
Cowboys, 24-20, predicting a win for the incumbent Republicans. The 7
November 1972 election resulted in the electoral vote landslide
re-election of President Richard Nixon over the Democratic nominee,
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota.
* On 27 October 1968 the Washington Redskins lost a close game to
the New York Giants, 13-10, predicting a loss for the incumbent
Democrats. Since President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced several
months earlier that he would not seek another term as president, the
1968 election was a contest between sitting Vice-President Hubert
Humphrey and a former Vice-President, Republican Richard Nixon. In a
mirror of the Redskins game, the Democrats lost in a close contest (the
two candidates were separated by a slim 0.6% margin in the popular vote).
* On 25 October 1964 the Washington Redskins beat the Chicago
Bears, 27-20, predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats. As
predicted, on 3 November 1964 President Lyndon Johnson (who had ascended
to the White House after the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963)
won a landslide victory over Republican Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona.
* On 30 October 1960 the Washington Redskins were pasted at home by
the Cleveland Browns, 31-10, predicting a loss for the incumbent
Republicans. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had already served two
terms, so Vice-President Richard Nixon took up the Republican mantle
against Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts in the 8 November 1960
presidential election. Like the Redskins, the Republicans lost; unlike
the Redskins, the Republicans made the contest a very close one.
(Kennedy bested Nixon by a mere 0.2% margin in the popular vote.)
* On 21 October 1956 the Washington Redskins soundly defeated the
Cleveland Browns at home, 20-9, predicting a win for the incumbent
Republicans on 6 November 1956. And, for the second straight election,
the Republicans and their standard-bearer, Dwight D. Eisenhower,
prevailed over the Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson.
* On 2 November 1952 the Washington Redskins lost a squeaker to the
Pittsburgh Steelers at home, 24-23, predicting a similar loss for the
incumbent Democrats. President Harry S. Truman declined to run for
re-election (he had already served eight years), leaving the field open
for former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson to stand against the
Republican candidate, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Democrats' loss
on 4 November 1952 was not nearly as close as the Redskins' had been.
* On 31 October 1948, the Washington Redskins walloped
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In article <HMshd.14711$KJ6.4386@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
Bush's Last Days <outsourced@bush.gov> wrote:
Capn TrVth wrote:
FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
Sitting Senator's Curse:
Harding and Kennedy are the only two sitting Senators in this nations
history to win the presidency.
S'true...
Look it up.
--
-Emmi H.
"He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
- Winston Churchill
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In article <HMshd.14711$KJ6.4386@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
Bush's Last Days <outsourced@bush.gov> wrote:
Sitting Senator's Curse:
Harding and Kennedy are the only two sitting Senators in this nations
history to win the presidency.
S'true...
Look it up.
Bush will win....
*yawn.
It won't even be close enough for the haters to claim he stole it.
-Cap
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| Capn TrVth wrote:
|| > BUSH
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| > BUSH
| > BUSH
| > BUSH
| > BUSH
| > BUSH
|| FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
That and $4.50 would get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
But then again,
Who Cares!
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| > In article
<HMshd.14711$KJ6.4386@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
| > Bush's Last Days <outsourced@bush.gov> wrote:
| >
| >> Capn TrVth wrote:
| >>
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >>
| >> FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
| >
| > Sitting Senator's Curse:
| >
| > Harding and Kennedy are the only two sitting Senators in this
nations
| > history to win the presidency.
| >
| > S'true...
| >
| > Look it up.
|| Bush will win....
| *yawn.
|| It won't even be close enough for the haters to claim he stole it.
|| -Cap
Even if Bush wins by 25% - 50% the ranting libs in here will still
claim that somehow Bush "stole" the election. It will be interesting
to see who can come up with the wildest conspiracy theory!
But then again,
Who Care!
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Who Cares! wrote:
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| > In article
<HMshd.14711$KJ6.4386@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
| > Bush's Last Days <outsourced@bush.gov> wrote:
| >
| >> Capn TrVth wrote:
| >>
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >> > BUSH
| >>
| >> FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
| >
| > Sitting Senator's Curse:
| >
| > Harding and Kennedy are the only two sitting Senators in this
nations
| > history to win the presidency.
| >
| > S'true...
| >
| > Look it up.
|
| Bush will win....
| *yawn.
|
| It won't even be close enough for the haters to claim he stole it.
|
| -Cap
Even if Bush wins by 25% - 50% the ranting libs in here will still
claim that somehow Bush "stole" the election. It will be interesting
to see who can come up with the wildest conspiracy theory!
But then again,
Who Care!
Like everything you post, that is unfounded speculative and incorrect
bull#@($.
The only election stealing I am aware of, for the office of President of
the United States, (in my lifetime) was in 2000 when the candidate's
brother was Governor of the state whose screwed up voting practices
destroyed a valid vote taking place.
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| Who Cares! wrote:
| > |
| > | > In article
| > <HMshd.14711$KJ6.4386@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
| > | > Bush's Last Days <outsourced@bush.gov> wrote:
| > | >
| > | >> Capn TrVth wrote:
| > | >>
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >> > BUSH
| > | >>
| > | >> FYI: Packers 28, Redskins 14 == Kerry's likely to win
| > | >
| > | > Sitting Senator's Curse:
| > | >
| > | > Harding and Kennedy are the only two sitting Senators in this
| > nations
| > | > history to win the presidency.
| > | >
| > | > S'true...
| > | >
| > | > Look it up.
| > |
| > | Bush will win....
| > | *yawn.
| > |
| > | It won't even be close enough for the haters to claim he stole
it.
| > |
| > | -Cap
| >
| > Even if Bush wins by 25% - 50% the ranting libs in here will still
| > claim that somehow Bush "stole" the election. It will be
interesting
| > to see who can come up with the wildest conspiracy theory!
| >
| > But then again,
| > Who Care!
| >
| >
|| Like everything you post, that is unfounded speculative and
incorrect
| bull#@($.
|| The only election stealing I am aware of, for the office of
President of
| the United States, (in my lifetime) was in 2000 when the candidate's
| brother was Governor of the state whose screwed up voting practices
| destroyed a valid vote taking place.
Every recount performed in Florida shows Bush would have won NO MATTER
what, even with illegal ballots, hanging chads and partial punches.
When will you face the facts? Oh, I forgot, liberals aren't
INTERESTED in facts, just feelings.
But then again,
Who Cares!
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