URBAN LEGEND: Final Home Game of the Redskins Predicts Winner of Election

[Warhead36]

It should still be true. We had the Packers beat in 04 with that game winning TD to Portis, but the ref hosed us with the stupidest penalty I've ever seen(up until this last week's game).

[Ellis]

Most of you know this fun fact...

Although the Redskins are no longer perfect at predicting elections (thanks, John Kerry), we as Redskins fans still have the honor of predicting 18 of the last 19 winners of the election.

According to snopes.com, the result of the final HOME game of the Washington Redskins determines who will win the election of POTUS. The rules are very simple:
1. If the Redskins win, the incumbent president wins re-election or the incumbent party wins election.
2. If the Redskins lose, then the incumbent president loses re-election or the incumbent party loses the election
http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/redskins.asp

Therefore, on November 4th 2012, the Redskins will host the Carolina Panthers. If the Redskins WIN, then Obama will win re-election. If the Redskins LOSE, then Mitty is the next POTUS.

[RichmondRedskin88]

So what you are saying is every Redskin fan is a Obama supporter?

[Redskins Diehard]

It should still be true. We had the Packers beat in 04 with that game winning TD to Portis, but the ref hosed us with the stupidest penalty I've ever seen(up until this last week's game).

That is EXACTLY what I was going to say....I think it was illegal motion on James Thrash.

[Mr. Sinister]

The election was the only positive for me in this weird little tradition, since we weren't even a day removed from getting our asses kicked on MNF.

[Ellis]

It should still be true. We had the Packers beat in 04 with that game winning TD to Portis, but the ref hosed us with the stupidest penalty I've ever seen(up until this last week's game).

True. But I also wonder about the 2000 election... where Gore won the popular vote while Bush won the electoral vote. Granted, Bush won, and that makes the streak true... it's still one of these "yeah but.." games.

---------- Post added October-25th-2012 at 12:41 PM ----------

BTW... Carolina is 1-5... other than that, how are they this year?

[Boss_Hogg]

As the great Bubba9497 would say:

No politics in the stadium!

[S.T.real,lights,out]

Hmmmm, and if we tie?

[Pride]

dang, I never thought I'd be rooting against the Redskins

[afkidd]

Hmmmm, and if we tie?

then the mayans were right, and the collapse of society is upon us.

[MLSKINS]

It should still be true. We had the Packers beat in 04 with that game winning TD to Portis, but the ref hosed us with the stupidest penalty I've ever seen(up until this last week's game).

Me and my cosuin talk about that game at least five times a season. We really talked about it after that penalty on Davis and Morgan on Sunday. Both were complete bull

[S.T.real,lights,out]

then the mayans were right, and the collapse of society is upon us.

Good point

[Renegade7]

then the mayans were right, and the collapse of society is upon us.

I guess that's the only catch on this whole RGIII thing. Doomsday is supposed to come before the paloffs even get a chance to start. Figures...

[Mr. Nostril]

Hmmmm, and if we tie?

The house of representatives gets to chose the next president.

[deejaydana]

The house of representatives gets to chose the next president.

And the Senate gets to choose the Veep. Apparently.