A Sports Superstition in Favor of Bush

[vulturesrow]

Every time the Minneapolis or Los Angeles Lakers have gone to the NBA finals in an election year, win or lose--and it's happened seven times before, in 1952, 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 2000--a Republican has gone to the White House. This year, of course, the Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games. The Pistons (then of Fort Wayne, Ind.) were also in the finals in 1956, the only year a Republican won the presidency without the Lakers making it to the finals.

[lorinda]

Since 1938 whenever the Redskins have lost their last home game before the election, the current party has lost the election.
They have successfully predicted the last 15 elections.

(This week they lost)

Lori

[vulturesrow]

Yes I know. Thats why I offered this counter-balancing superstition. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[lorinda]

With with the Sox winning, maybe Nader will surprise us all /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

(yes, I know it's impossible /images/graemlins/blush.gif)

Lori