The ultimate election predicition tool?

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2004-10-31 02:34am

The secret formula

I think it worse than uncanny that this has been a valid predictor for more than sixty years. It almost makes me want to root against my skins.

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-10-31 02:59am

That is something else. Well, the bright side is we'll all know on Sunday!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-10-31 03:00am

GO SKINS

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-31 03:53am

DEATH TO REGISTRATION-ONLY NEWS SITES!!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-10-31 03:55am

Here ya go Einy.

A Sunday Win May Foreshadow Tuesday's Victor

By Nunyo Demasio
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 27, 2004; Page D04

The Washington Redskins weren't splintered by a four-game losing streak in which the offense sputtered while the defense flourished. However, sharp differences have emerged at Redskins Park over the team's role in the presidential election.

Since 1936 -- when the franchise moved from Boston to Washington -- whenever the Redskins lost their home game preceding the election, the incumbent party also lost.

The Redskins (2-4), who snapped their skid with a victory two weeks ago, will face the Green Bay Packers (3-4) at FedEx Field on Halloween. According to the streak, a Packers loss ensures that George Bush stays in office for a second term, but a Redskins loss means that John Kerry, the Democratic nominee, becomes the next president.

"That's kind of amazing," Coach Joe Gibbs said. "You wouldn't think that something like that would line up that many times."

The statistic has caused some players to be conflicted about Sunday's game. Cornerback Fred Smoot, a self-described liberal, was almost willing to concede another Bush term. But then Smoot reached a common solution at Redskins Park: Redskins Republicans have more incentive Sunday while Democrats hope that the streak ends despite a Redskins victory.

"It's kind of hard to say, because I want this game. We need this game," Smoot said yesterday. "I'm hoping John Kerry can reverse the curse. I'm wishing him luck. This is the millennium for things to be broken."

Then Smoot -- a registered Democrat in Jackson, Miss. -- couldn't resist a political remark. "We all know the president doesn't really run the country. It's the people around him," he said.

Quarterback Mark Brunell, a Republican, was not impressed by the streak: "Pure coincidence. I don't think there's anything to it."

But last week, Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards, told a television station in La Crosse, Wis., that he would root against the Redskins because of the streak. Edwards, who lives in Georgetown, told WKBT-TV, "We are for the Packers, period."

When Gibbs was informed of Edwards's remark, he made a swift reply, then asked that it be struck from the record. Then Gibbs offered a, well, politically correct response. "Hopefully, we're going to have a lot of people pulling for us this weekend," the coach said, chuckling.

Joe Bugel, Washington's assistant head coach-offense, was more blunt when told about Edwards's position. "John Edwards just lost my vote" he said, then added slyly, "He never had it in the first place."

Brunell said: "Obviously, the Redskins are not John Edwards's favorite. And he's not my favorite either."

Gibbs, who already placed an absentee vote in North Carolina, declined to reveal his choice. ("Whether you're liberal or conservative," he said, "I want to be the Redskins' coach for everybody.") However, Gibbs's conservative leanings aren't a secret. After he announced his return to Washington, he was invited to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton Hotel in February. On that occasion, President Bush alluded to Gibbs's return to the NFL, saying, "I'm all in favor of second terms."

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-31 03:59am

Thanks Gandalf!

GO PACKERS!!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2004-10-31 04:13am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:GO PACKERS!!

GO SKINS

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2004-10-31 08:18am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:DEATH TO REGISTRATION-ONLY NEWS SITES!!

Ein, just use BugMeNot! Right-click, left-click, logged in!

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba · Post by **Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba** » 2004-10-31 09:46am

And, for the first time in my life, I'm concerned about sports in a non-academic fashion.

GO PACKERS!!!

White Cat · Post by **White Cat** » 2004-10-31 09:46am

Psycho Smiley wrote:Ein, just use BugMeNot! Right-click, left-click, logged in!

I get nothing but "Sorry, the password you entered was incorrect" when I use that.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2004-10-31 10:09am

I must now join my brother and root for the Packers. Hell is surely freezing over, so I expect Satan to come visit me in earmuffs and corduroys...

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2004-10-31 10:13am

White Cat wrote:
Psycho Smiley wrote:Ein, just use BugMeNot! Right-click, left-click, logged in!
I get nothing but "Sorry, the password you entered was incorrect" when I use that.

Try again. It will try a new username/password. There's usually a shitload of them on the server, and some of them are expired or hijacked. I got in with it.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2004-10-31 10:15am

But, according to This, Kerry will win, as every time the Red Sox won a World Series during an election year, the party in power lost the election.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-10-31 10:26am

Bah. The cockroach races clearly showed Kerry the winner!

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba · Post by **Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba** » 2004-10-31 10:30am

You're all nuts: The pigs' spleens' marks are glaringly obvious: The Libertarian Party will win. How this could fly under your radar I'll never know.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2004-10-31 11:06am

Even though it goes against every purple blood cell in my Vikings-loving self, I find myself rooting for the Packers today.

Iceberg · Post by **Iceberg** » 2004-10-31 11:09am

Does it invalidate the result if the Packers throw the game?

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-10-31 11:14am

Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba wrote:You're all nuts: The pigs' spleens' marks are glaringly obvious: The Libertarian Party will win. How this could fly under your radar I'll never know.

Yeah, but remember how they called it for Pat Paulsen?

And none of us could forget the Dewey debacle. While the pig spleens have been pretty dead-bang accurate for centuries now, they do have their spectacular screwups every so often.

Much as I'd like to believe 'em now.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-10-31 12:16pm

Iceberg wrote:Does it invalidate the result if the Packers throw the game?

Only if you're a Las Vegas bookmaker.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-10-31 02:30pm

GO PACKERS

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » 2004-10-31 02:48pm

GO SKINS

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-31 03:10pm

Third Quarter: Skins 7, Packers 20!!

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-10-31 03:10pm

The Skins are getting fucked. I think I'm stil cheering for the Packers. I'm a bigger Cowbosy fan than I am a Bush fan.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-10-31 04:19pm

Final Score:

Packers 28, Redskins 14.

Now we find out whether the Curse still works...

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2004-10-31 04:27pm

Man, that referee was a serious Democrat. That was serious bullshitery.

Let's see if the prediction tool works even after that happened.