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	Obama vs. Romney	Redskins	Carolina Panthers	TBD	TBD	TBD
2008	Obama defeats McCain	Redskins 6	Pittsburgh Steelers 23	lose	lose	yes
2004	Bush defeats Kerry	Redskins 14	Green Bay Packers 28	lose	keep	via revision*
2000	Bush defeats Gore	Redskins 21	Tennessee Titans 27	lose	lose	yes
1996	Clinton defeats Dole	Redskins 31	Indianapolis Colts 16	win	keep	yes
1992	Clinton defeats Bush	Redskins 7	New York Giants 24	lose	lose	yes
1988	Bush defeats Dukakis	Redskins 27	New Orleans Saints 24	win	keep	yes
1984	Reagan defeats Mondale	Redskins 27	Atlanta Falcons 14	win	keep	yes
1980	Reagan defeats Carter	Redskins 14	Minnesota Vikings 39	lose	lose	yes
1976	Carter defeats Ford	Redskins 7	Dallas Cowboys 20	lose	lose	yes
1972	Nixon defeats McGovern	Redskins 24	Dallas Cowboys 20	win	keep	yes
1968	Nixon defeats Humphrey	Redskins 10	New York Giants 13	lose	lose	yes
1964	Johnson defeats Goldwater	Redskins 27	Chicago Bears 20	win	keep	yes
1960	Kennedy defeats Nixon	Redskins 10	Cleveland Browns 31	lose	lose	yes
1956	Eisenhower defeats Stevenson	Redskins 20	Cleveland Browns 9	win	keep	yes
1952	Eisenhower defeats Stevenson	Redskins 23	Pittsburgh Steelers 24	lose	lose	yes
1948	Truman defeats Dewey	Redskins 59	Boston Yanks 21	win	keep	yes
1944	Roosevelt defeats Dewey	Redskins 14	Cleveland Rams 10	win	keep	yes
1940	Roosevelt defeats Willkie	Redskins 37	Pittsburgh Steelers 10	win	keep	yes