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There are many prognosticators of who will win the 2012 Presidential Election such as the Halloween Masks, the Redskins Rule, the Lakers Law, and the World Series Winner. However, one of the lesser known sports prognosticators happens to be the Alabama-LSU Rule. The rule states that if Alabama wins the matchup between the two rivals, a Democrat will win the race for the White House. If LSU wins, a Republican will win.
So, what is the track record of this rule? Let's take a look.
1984: LSU 16, Alabama 14. Ronald Reagan (R) demolishes Walter Mondale (D).
1988: LSU 19, Alabama 18. George H.W. Bush (R) defeats Michael Dukakis (D).
1992: Alabama 31, LSU 11. Bill Clinton (D) defeats George H.W. Bush (R).
1996: Alabama 26, LSU 0. Clinton (D) defeats Bob Dole (R).
2000: LSU 30, Alabama 28. George W. Bush (R) defeats Al Gore (D).
2004: LSU 26, Alabama 10. George W. Bush (R) defeats John Kerry (D).
2008: Alabama 27, LSU 21. Barack Obama (D) defeats John McCain (R).
Tonight, LSU and Alabama faced off once again. The result Alabama 21, LSU 17.
This means that President Obama will win re-election on Tuesday.
nmbluesky
(2,561 posts)Thank for information
garthranzz
(1,330 posts)Maybe I'll Facebook this to her.
JHB
(37,161 posts)...that description probably fits a lot of women in 'Bama.
Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)I was pulling for LSU, I can't stand Sabin...
SCliberal091294
(213 posts)Im an Auburn fan and have to live through them winning all of the fvcking time.
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)LSU outplayed Bama, no question. I'm thrilled for Bama but feel for all the LSU players and fans. The better team tonight did not win the game.
But still, go Bama.
I hope that your coach is fired and a complete housecleaning occurs. I'd like to see an Auburn comeback so the classic end-of-conference-season game is more thrilling and Auburn can get back to having something to really cheer about. I'm not an Auburn hater and detest the hateful rivalry that has existed especially in the last few decades.
SCliberal091294
(213 posts)At least we are both democrats and will hopefully both be happy on election day. Bama will beat us 52-7 this year.
pinstikfartherin
(500 posts)Very interesting.
nmbluesky
(2,561 posts)If the Washington Redskins win the week of the election, this means a win for the incumbent party. This has held true since 1936.
Whoever's Halloween mask sells the most will be the next president. (If more kids want to be Obama than McCain...)
When companies produce 'competing' products, whichever sells the most is supposed to predict the winner. For example, if a company has cups with images of Obama and McCain in 2008, the one which outsells the other would be a predictor.
If the Dow Jones Average gains over the time from August to October, this predicts a win for the incumbent.
If the Los Angeles Lakers win the the championship, then the Republican candidate will win.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/elections/a/baseballpres.htm
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)..............the "Redskins Rule" is not perfect. I first heard about it in 2004, so I watched the Redskins game with great interest that week. The Redskins lost, which supposedly meant that Kerry would beat Bush. But we all know what happened there. So the "Redskins Rule" has been wrong once.
Not that it matters. The Redskins should easily handle the Carolina Panthers tomorrow, and Obama should easily handle Rmoney on Tuesday.
sunnystarr
(2,638 posts)the election was stolen. So watch Ohio.
AaronMayorga
(128 posts)It now says that if the Redskins win, the party that won the last election will win the electoral college this election.
AaronMayorga
(128 posts)They don't have to win it all, but it was wrong in '08 since PBO won yet the Lakers beat the Celtics.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)'cause for a while there I though it was too close to call.
What? Did we decide we were going to stop using that gag?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)does it say anything about how bad UGA will beat Bama in the SEC Championship?