Forget the polls, here are some quirky ways to foresee who will be our next commander-in-chief.
1. World Series
According to baseball researchers, there’s a correlation between the league that wins the World Series and the party that takes the White House. If the American League wins, it’s more likely a Republican will win the election. If the National League takes it, a Democratic win is in the cards.
2. Halloween costumes
Sales of presidential candidate Halloween masks can foretell the winner, according to Spirit Halloween stores. The more masks sold, the more likely a candidate will win.
3. Coffee Cups
Convenience store chain 7-11 claims that their 7-Election coffee cups are a more accurate predictor of the American vote than professional polls. The chain sells blue and red cups to represent the rival parties and whichever sells the most predicts the winner.
4. The Redskin Rule
If the Washington Redskins win the game before Election Day, the incumbent party will win the election.
5. The Kids Vote
Scholastic holds a mock kids vote every year. And since 1940, the results of that election have predicted the winner every time except twice. This week, Scholastic released the results and the kids picked Obama.
Looks like it’s up to sports to determine the winner. In addition to winning the kids vote, Obama has a lead when it comes to Halloween mask and coffee cup sales. Who do you think will win this election?
Here’s the thing about the scholastic voting: That only the popular vote! Unless they had scholastic children delegates, I highly doubt Obama will get re-elected. But wait, You say, It’s been right all but twice. Well a president has never been re-elected with this high of a disapproval rating or been re-elected with unemployment this high either. There’s a first (or third) time for everything.