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Weekly Standard Blog —
Peter Baker:
In 16 of the 17 presidential elections since the Redskins moved to Washington in 1937, the incumbent party has kept the White House if the team won its last home game before the election while the out-of-power party has taken over if the Redskins lost. (The only exception came four years ago, when the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers but President Bush won reelection.)
Washington lost last night, 23-6, in a game that was difficult to watch.
However: As Baker notes, the curse of the ...
As Go the Redskins, So Goes the Nation (Usually)
TalkLeft —
Statistics-driven sports fans might take some comfort in this: In 16 of the 17 presidential elections since the Redskins moved to Washington in 1937, the incumbent party has kept the White House if the team won its last home game before the election while the out-of-power party has taken over if the Redskins lost. (The only exception came four years ago, when the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers but President Bush won reelection.) The Packers did their part for good governance four years ago, even if the predictive streak ended. Last ...
