It's true that I haven't even voted yet. Yet. It's not even lunchtime on Election Day but the race is over. Because the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series last week and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football last night. It's done and done. Obama can stop kissing babies in swing states. McCain can stop scaring babies in swing states.
You see, when a National League team, like the Phillies of the NL East, wins the World Series in an election year then the Democratic candidate wins the presidency. Or at least, this was true from 1952 to 1976. It's been a little screwy as of late, although both W "wins" were accompanied by American League wins in the Fall Classic. And, when the Washington Redskins lose their final home game before a presidential election then the incumbent party goes on to lose the popular vote and, except in one glaring case, the election. This has held true since the Redskins arrived in DC and has accurately predicted 17 out 17 election results. The one glaring asterisk is the Kerry/Bush face off from 2004. The Skins lost the home game just before the election to the Packers, 28-14, which should have meant a Bush loss as well. With the help of some nefarious doings in Ohio and other places, Bush managed to hold onto the highest office in the land. But, he didn't win the popular vote. Kerry did. Just like the Redskins game predicted.
It's no wonder that Obama was hanging out with Steelers legends earlier in the campaign. He knew that a Pittsburgh win in Washington on Monday Night Football was the key to this whole thing.
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