The Redskins Election Curse

Some believe that the Presidential Election was decided the night before Election Day, when the Washington Redskins lost 23-6 to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The alleged "Redskin Election Curse" has decided the outcome of the past eighteen Presidential elections. The superstition states that, "if the Redskins are victorious, the party with the most votes in the previous election will win the election. However if the Redskins lose, the party in the White House loses the presidency." The curse has held true since the Redskins first moved to Washington, D.C. from Boston in 1937. "On November 1, 1936 the Redskins defeated the Chicago Cardinals 13-10, predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats. President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Governor Alf Landon." In 1940, the Redskins defeated Pittsburgh in their last home game before the election, thus predicting the Democrats will remain in the White House. More recently, the Redskins lost to the Tennessee Titans 27-21 on October 30, 2000, predicting that the Democrats will lose the election and the White House. Sure enough, George W. Bush defeated Al Gore and the republicans remained in the White House when the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers in 2004. Still don't believe me? Check out the outcome of every home game the Redskins have played before a Presidential Election at: http://tnjn.com/2008/nov/05/redskins-curse-predicts-us-pre/