People look for patterns everywhere, trying to find reasons why things happen. And of course, they’ve been looking for patterns to predict the outcome of the election.
Good news — since the 1930s, every time the Redskins lose their home game before an election, the incumbent loses the election. And today, the Redskins lost to the Packers, 28-14.
Of course, the annoying thing about patterns is that they are often thwarted, leading to stories of the “first time since…” variety…
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