The
Redskins Rule is a trend involving
National Football League games and United States presidential elections. Briefly stated, there is a high
correlation between the outcome of the last
Washington Redskins home football game prior to the
U.S. Presidential Election and the outcome of the election: when the Redskins win, the incumbent party wins the
electoral vote for the White House; when the Redskins lose, the non-incumbent party wins. This coincidence has been noted by many sports and political commentators and has held true in every election since 1940, except for that of 2004.
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Year |
Presidential Election
Result |
Redskins
(Score) |
Opponent
(Score) |
Redskins
Win or Lose? |
Incumbent Party
Win or Lose? |
Rule
upheld?* |
Popular
Vote Won |
2012 |
TBD |
Redskins 13 |
Carolina Panthers 21 |
lose |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |