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2016 Postmortem

mnhtnbb

(31,391 posts) Thu Nov 3, 2016, 06:45 AM Nov 2016

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Cubs win predicts Hillary win if precedent holds true: check this out!

Found this in a tweet in a Huff Po article:

Every time there's #WorldSeriesGame7 in an election year, if the AL wins, the GOP wins; if the NL wins, the Dems win

Here's the chart:

For more fun tweets--including an invitation for the Cubs to the White House from President Obama, see http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-cubs-world-series-reaction_us_581a9623e4b01a82df64b8f5

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Cubs win predicts Hillary win if precedent holds true: check this out! (Original Post) mnhtnbb Nov 2016 OP

Wild! And, so awesome that Hillary's a Cubbie Fan Cha Nov 2016 #1

1976 Cincinnati NL / Carter D Norbert Nov 2016 #2

1976 didn't go to 7 games, only 4 games. mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #3

thank god the Cubs saved the country! Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #6

Sports Illustrated had an article too BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #7

what is AL and NL ? JI7 Nov 2016 #10

American League (AL) and National League (NL) mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #11

Dec 1969 #

Cha

(297,275 posts)

1. Wild! And, so awesome that Hillary's a Cubbie Fan

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 07:01 AM

Nov 2016

Mahalo, mnhtnbb

Norbert

(6,040 posts)

2. 1976 Cincinnati NL / Carter D

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 07:01 AM

Nov 2016

mnhtnbb

(31,391 posts)

3. 1976 didn't go to 7 games, only 4 games.

Reply to Norbert (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 07:10 AM

Nov 2016

The qualifier is the series goes to 7 games.

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

6. thank god the Cubs saved the country!

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 08:09 AM

Nov 2016

BumRushDaShow

(129,059 posts)

7. Sports Illustrated had an article too

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 08:14 AM

Nov 2016

http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/11/02/world-series-game-7-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians-election

JI7

(89,250 posts)

10. what is AL and NL ?

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 08:29 AM

Nov 2016

mnhtnbb

(31,391 posts)

11. American League (AL) and National League (NL)

Reply to JI7 (Reply #10)

Thu Nov 3, 2016, 09:07 AM

Nov 2016

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