Study shows that some voters blame incumbent politicians if their home team loses a sporting event - Herkimer, NY - The Telegram

Study shows that some voters blame incumbent politicians if their home team loses a sporting event

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By Pat Cunningham

If it turns out that the presidential race is decided in Ohio or perhaps Florida, as some pundits predict, it might also be that the outcome of certain college football games will have an effect on the election.

That’s the inference from a study SHOWING that sporting events can influence the attitudes of some voters:

Recent research has revealed that voter irrationality may be more arbitrary than we think. And in a razor-thin election just enough irrationality can make all the difference. Just how irrational are voters? It is statistically possible that the outcome of a handful of college football games in the ...

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