Since 1936, with the lone exception of 2004, if the Redskins won their last home game before Election Day the incumbent party won the presidency. If they lost, the incumbent party lost. Playing at home Monday night, Election Day-eve, the Redskins lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-6. The ‘Redskins rule‘ is now 94.8% accurate in [...]
Posts under ‘Election 2008’
Reasons to be Glad Obama Won
As I’ve mentioned before, I think the only way an Obama presidency could be successful was if he became a lying weasel who has only one guiding light — opinion polls. Kind of like Bill Clinton, who may have disgraced the office of president but, in some ways, did more to advance conservatives ideals like [...]
McCain Concedes; Good Luck to President-Elect Obama
McCain conceded shortly after 11 eastern time, but I was already heating up my helping of crow. Congratulations and good luck to Obama, and I’ll put some of that crow in the freezer to hopefully eat in a few years if his presidency is actually successful and beneficial to this country. I hope he gives [...]
Pure Genius
I am not going to be linking the dozens or hundreds of election-related stories that will be breaking today — I’ll leave that to Drudge, Google News, etc. However, I wanted to share an incident that just happened.
Buckle Up
Long lines, claims of shenanigans by both sides, crazy exit polls, and probably no clear result until at least the wee hours of tomorrow morning. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Hot Air has a ‘real time’ interactive map available to show poll closings and results, for those who want the full edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting, [...]
Standing By . . . (Updated)
In case anyone is wondering, I still stand by my earlier prediction that McCain will win Tuesday. I’d say the odds of him getting a landslide are down to about 30% instead of even, but I still call the election for him. “But the polls!” you say. Some look bad, some look less bad, but [...]
