The Redskins Rule is a bellwether 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 was noted by many sports and political commentators and held true in every election from 1940 through 2000, and with modifications in 2004 and 2008.
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