Idiopathic Joker
Moderator
The Redskins moved to Washington in 1937. Since then, there have been 18 presidential elections. In 17 of those, the following rule applied:
If the Redskins win their last home gamebefore the election, the party that won the previous election wins the next election. If the Redskins lose, the challenging party's candidate wins.
The Redskins Rule was first promoted by Steve Hirdt, executive vice president of the Elias Sports Bureau, in 2000 as a matter of Washington folklore it was already established by the time of the 1992 election.
In 2004, the Redskins lost their last home game before the presidential election, indicating the incumbent should have lost; however, George W. Bush (the incumbent) went on to defeat John Kerry. Steve Hirdt, credited with the discovery of the rule, then modified it to refer not to the incumbent party in the White House but to the party that last won the popular vote. In the election in 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote, and thereby the revised Redskin Rule has been upheld.
On November 3, 2008, the Redskins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, thereby predicting a win for Illinois Senator Barack Obama over Arizona Senator John McCain (as George W. Bush won the popular vote in 2004)
On November 4, 2012, the Redskins lost against the Carolina Panthers. It was the last home game for the Redskins before the 2012 Presidential Election, which will take place on November 6. According to the rule, since the Redskins lost the game, Obama will be ousted and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will be elected.
If the Redskins win their last home gamebefore the election, the party that won the previous election wins the next election. If the Redskins lose, the challenging party's candidate wins.
The Redskins Rule was first promoted by Steve Hirdt, executive vice president of the Elias Sports Bureau, in 2000 as a matter of Washington folklore it was already established by the time of the 1992 election.
In 2004, the Redskins lost their last home game before the presidential election, indicating the incumbent should have lost; however, George W. Bush (the incumbent) went on to defeat John Kerry. Steve Hirdt, credited with the discovery of the rule, then modified it to refer not to the incumbent party in the White House but to the party that last won the popular vote. In the election in 2000, Al Gore won the popular vote, and thereby the revised Redskin Rule has been upheld.
On November 3, 2008, the Redskins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, thereby predicting a win for Illinois Senator Barack Obama over Arizona Senator John McCain (as George W. Bush won the popular vote in 2004)
On November 4, 2012, the Redskins lost against the Carolina Panthers. It was the last home game for the Redskins before the 2012 Presidential Election, which will take place on November 6. According to the rule, since the Redskins lost the game, Obama will be ousted and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will be elected.
