The Redskins test and the Lakers test.

[Erin Elizabeth]

According to lore, if the Redskins lose a certain game, the incumbent or the incumbent party will lose the White House. They lost that certain game.

Also if the Lakers lose a certain game (sorry I'm not totally clear on the details, can anyone fill in?) the GOP will lose the White House. The Lakers lost that game.

Now, the Redskins test, if I'm remembering correctly, did NOT work in 2004--they lost and so Bush should have lost. But here's to it working this year.

[Captain Hilts]

1. From Michael Wilbon's column about the Redskins:

When the Redskins win their final home game before the presidential election, the incumbent party stays in office. When the Redskins lose their final home game before the election the incumbent party loses, except in 2004. Pretty simple, right? Steve Hirdt of the Elias Sports Bureau discovered it's happened precisely that way 16 of 17 times since 1940. Anything close to that exact is more than a trend and is certainly politically unbiased.

We can presume that Steelers in a romp means Obama in a landslide. You don't want to argue with numbers that overwhelming, do you? "Congratulations, Barack," Leftwich said, smiling and revealing his own preference.

[Avalux]

4. LEFTwich, lol. Great game - and it was a romp!!!

My Steelers came through for Obama. :bounce:

[Captain Hilts]

10. I'm a big Leftwich fan. I remember his linemen carrying him between plays at Marshall.

Check out the whole Wilbon column today. It's about Leftwich, who is from DC.

[okieinpain]

5. well damn the stupid local sports radio idiot was saying that it

was the other way around yesterday. the dummy kept saying that he was hoping pittsburgh beat the redskins, had me worried, with toot passing yesterday.

[RL3AO]

2. Never heard of the Lakers one.

[VWolf]

3. Technically, Bush DID lose in 2004 n/t

On edit: The result was disputed due to an official's call at the end of the game, in much the same manner as Ohio was disputed.

The similarity is striking.

[doublethink]

6. Lakers are undefeated this year 3 - 0 so far .....

never heard of the Laker test though. Must be myth. Peace.

[Doctor_J]

7. SO I guess all the ESPN wingnuts were sobbing last night

poor babies.

actually the Skins test DID work in 2004. Washington lost and so did Smirk.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Kornheiser is openly for Obama. I think Turico - sp?- is too.

Sportstalk radio is very pro-McCain. I had to stop listening to it during the primaries.

[Doctor_J]

12. Kornheiser is an out Dem. So is wilbon. Don't know about Turico

He once on a golf telecast proclaimed that he would never refer to golfers as "warriors" and thereby compare them to actual soldiers whose lives are on the line. That's pretty radical leftist for a sportscaster.

Yes, sports talk is fascist.

[Captain Hilts]

20. Mike and Tony have gone to Walter Reed.

They live in my 'hood. I've seen Michael, but not Mr. T.

[doublethink]

8. Got me curious cause I am a Laker fan .......

here's what I found if ya wanna ..... http://bruindemocrats.blogspot.com/2008/06/lakers-lost-democrats-win.html

[demokatgurrl]

11. And let's not forget the World Series test

National League team wins ------> Democrat wins
American League team wins ------> Republican wins.


Thanks, Phillies!!!!:toast:

[RNdaSilva]

13. I'm a member of a couple NFL forums...

after the Redskins loss last night, Steelers win, I posted that all McCain voters should just stay home today. The Redskins loss assured an Obama win. Received many ayes to that.

The 'lore' goes, if the Redskins win their last home game, prior to the election, the incumbent party wins, if not, the challenging party wins. It has been very accurate.

You said that it did not work in 2004 because Bush won. Are you sure he won? If so, that was the only year that it did not work. Yeah, I know, Bush occupies the White House but...

Steelers and Phillies were doing their best to ensure an Obama win in Pennsylvania. When Virginia and Pennsylvania are declared for Obama pop the corks.

This was fun, getting bored with 'what ifs' and negativism.

[RNdaSilva]

15. Steelers were teasing last night...

spotted the Redskins an easy two field goals...and then started burning the coal. Clean coal?

[RNdaSilva]

18. Just noticed, a Redskins fan above did a better job of...

explaining than I did. Thanks for the sacrifice.

I did have the Steelers in my pool, only losses were the Jags and Bills...damn them.

[Viking12]

14. Plus I won the office pool with the Steeler's win!

[DeepBlueDem]

16. Mike Tomlins post game was AWESOME

We have a short week, Well focus on the Colts after we vote tomorrow.

[RNdaSilva]

19. .

[demokatgurrl]

21. Do you think the Redskins threw the game?

JUST KIDDING!! ;-)

[Matariki]

17. Bush did lose in 2004. n/t