Forget the Polls...Pay Attention to The Redskins Rule

Are you sick of polls? So am I. You have the Gallup Poll, the Rasmussen Poll, the Fox News/CBS News/CNN News polls and all the other sickening and vomit inducing polls that vary greater than breast sizes at Hooters.

My suggestion. Don't look at polls anymore concerning the presidential election. Watch the Washington Redskins play their home game before the election. The result will tell you who is going to win. Don't believe me? Check out the following:

There is a phenomenon that few people know about. It's called the Redskins Rule. A trend has been discovered over the years that is quite remarkable, though unscientific. There seems to be a high correlation between the result of the most recent Redskins home game and the Presidential election. When the Redskins win, the party that won the popular vote in the previous election wins the electoral vote, and vice versa.

The Redskins moved to Washington in 1937. Eighteen presidential elections have been held during that time and in 17 of those elections...the rule has applied. Amazing. This is how it works. If the Redskins win their last home game before the election, the party that won the previous election wins the next election. If the Redskins lose, the challenger wins.

In 2008, the Redskins lost to the Steelers, thereby predicting a win for Obama. Please see the table below and be mesmerized at how powerful the NFL Football gods are. Enjoy.

Year
Presidential Election
Result
Redskins
(Score)
Opponent
(Score)
Redskins
Win or Lose?
Incumbent party
Keeps or Loses
White House?
Rule
upheld?
2012
Redskins
TBD
TBD
TBD
2008
Redskins 6
lose
lose
yes
2004
Redskins 14
lose
keep
via revision*
2000
Redskins 21
lose
lose
yes
1996
Redskins 31
win
keep
yes
1992
Redskins 7
lose
lose
yes
1988
Redskins 27
win
keep
yes
1984
Redskins 27
win
keep
yes
1980
Redskins 14
lose
lose
yes
1976
Redskins 7
lose
lose
yes
1972
Redskins 24
Dallas Cowboys 20
win
keep
yes
1968
Redskins 10
New York Giants 13
lose
lose
yes
1964
Redskins 27
win
keep
yes
1960
Redskins 10
lose
lose
yes
1956
Redskins 20
Cleveland Browns 9
win
keep
yes
1952
Redskins 23
Pittsburgh Steelers 24
lose
lose
yes
1948
Redskins 59
win
keep
yes
1944
Redskins 14
win
keep
yes
1940
Redskins 37
Pittsburgh Steelers 10
win
keep
yes