Thursday, July 15, 2010
Brian McCann's bases-loaded double made him a Republican hero
National League victories in Major League Baseball’s All-Star game are always a welcome sight for Republicans running for Congress. Since 1950, all nine elections in which the Republican Party enjoyed double-digit gains in the U.S. House of Representatives have been preceded by the National League winning the All-Star game earlier in the year. Considering that the National League had lost to the American League thirteen straight times, this year’s 3-1 victory on Tuesday was a great relief for Republicans.
Furthermore, when the National League team manages to win a come-from-behind victory, as it did this week, it tends to coincide with huge GOP pickups in the House. Such parallels occurred in 1966, 1980 and 1994, when Republican “tsunamis” resulted in the party enjoying net gains of 47, 34 and 54 seats, respectively.
-Noel Brinkerhoff, David Wallechinsky
Republicans Rejoice as National League Wins All-Star Game 3-1 (by Eric Ostermeier , Smart Politics)
Congressional Republicans Pulling for National League Victory in All-Star Game (by Eric Ostermeier, Smart Politics)
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