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In the past 15 elections, if the Redskins have lost their last home game prior to the election, the incumbent party has lost the White House. When the Skins won, the incumbents stayed in power.
Senator John Edwards has a Washington, D.C., home in Georgetown. But he isn't letting his affiliation to D.C. get in the way of who he'll be rooting for this week.
Senator Edwards told a TV station in Wisconsin last week that he'll be cheering on the Packers come Sunday. If history repeats itself, he has good reason to root on Green Bay.
In a 2000 game, for example, the Skins lost to the Tennessee Titans in a Monday night game and the incumbent Democratic party eventually lost the race in the closest election in more than a century.
In 1996, the Skins defeated the Indianapolis Colts at home - predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats.
On 30 October 2000 the Washington Redskins lost a Monday night game at home to the Tennessee Titans, 27-21, presaging a loss for the incumbent Democratic party. Since President Bill Clinton had already been elected to the constitutionally-mandated maximum of two terms in office, the 7 November 2000 presidential election pitted Democratic Vice-President Al Gore against Republican Governor George W. Bush of Texas. In the closest (and most controversial) presidential election since 1876, Governor Bush gained the White House by the slim margin of five electoral votes, thereby fulfilling the Redskin prophecy.
On 27 October 1996 the Washington Redskins defeated the Indianapolis Colts at home, 31-16, predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats. Sure enough, in the 5 November 1996 general election, Democratic President Bill Clinton won re-election over his Republican challenger, Senator Bob Dole of Kansas.
-11/1/92- Washington Redskins 7 New York Giants 24
Republican President George H. W. Bush loses re-election bid to Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas.
-11/6/88- Washington Redskins 27 New Orleans Saints 24
President Ronald Reagan had already been elected twice. The November 8, 1988, election pitted Vice-President George H. W. Bush, against Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts. Vice-President Bush wins.
-11/5/84- Washington Redskins 27 Atlanta Falcons 14
President Ronald Reagan defeated his Democratic challenger, former Vice-President and Senator Walter F. Mondale of Minnesota.
-11/2/80- Washington Redskins - 14 Minnesota Vikings - 39
President Jimmy Carter loses to his Republican opponent, former California governor Ronald Reagan.
-10/31/76- Washington Redskins - 7 Dallas Cowboys - 20
Two days later, Democratic Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia defeats President Gerald Ford.
-10/22/72- Washington Redskins - 24 Dallas Cowboys - 20
President Richard Nixon re-elected over the Democratic nominee, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota.
-10/27/68- Washington Redskins - 10 New York Giants - 13
Vice-President Hubert Humphrey loss to a former Vice-President, Republican Richard Nixon.
-10/25/64- Washington Redskins - 27 Chicago Bears - 20
November 3, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson won a landslide victory over Republican Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona.
-10/30/60- Washington Redskins - 10 Cleveland Browns - 31
Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts defeats Vice-President Richard Nixon.
-10/21/56- Washington Redskins - 20 Cleveland Browns - 9
Dor the second straight election, the Republicans and their standard-bearer, Dwight D. Eisenhower, prevailed over the Democratic nominee, Adlai Stevenson.
-11/2/52- Washington Redskins - 23 Pittsburgh Steelers - 24
Former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson was defeated by Republican candidate, General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
-10/31/48- Washington Redskins - 59 Boston Yanks - 21
Two days later, President Harry S. Truman defeated his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York.
-11/5/44- Washington Redskins - 14 Cleveland Rams - 10
President Franklin D. Roosevelt secured an unprecedented fourth term by defeating the Republican nominee, Thomas Dewey.
-11/3/40- Washington Redskins - 37 Pittsburgh Pirates - 10
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first (and only) three-term president as he thrashed Republican challenger Wendell Willkie of New York.
In 1936, beyond the beginnings of the Washington Redskins as that the Skins franchise was still playing in Boston. Yet, on November 1, 1936, the Boston Redskins downed the Chicago Cardinals at Fenway Park, 13-10, predicting a win for the incumbent Democrats. Two days later, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won his re-election over Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas. Written by 9 News
