election-2012 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
![MLB Hot Stove Apathy: The Real Secret Variable That (Almost) Predicted The Presidential Election](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184lptg7vbr4vpng.png)
![Linda McMahon's Failed Senate Campaign Left Husband Vince A Sad, Sad Man](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
![What To Watch Instead Of People Pretending They Know Who Won The Election](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184i9xsm9glprjpg.jpg)
What To Watch Instead Of People Pretending They Know Who Won The Election
In lieu of watching various correspondents attempt to decide the election based on two states' poll results, here are some better options....
![Three Idiots Have Voted For Nick Saban For President (So Far)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184hwg93b4c54jpg.jpg)
Three Idiots Have Voted For Nick Saban For President (So Far)
It's early on Election Day, but so far two Alabama football fans have voted for Nick Saban for president, while one more has voted for "Nicolas Saban," presumably a frightening hybrid of the Alabama coach and Santa Claus....
![Jeter Is For Obama; A-Rod Is For Romney: Who Are Sports Figures Voting For Today?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184hrd8z2wbnvjpg.jpg)
Jeter Is For Obama; A-Rod Is For Romney: Who Are Sports Figures Voting For Today?
Who should you be rooting for today? Here's a list of some notable athletes and other sports figures who are endorsing either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney....
![A Brief History Of Sports In Political Cartoons](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184hnnepsrz8sjpg.jpg)
A Brief History Of Sports In Political Cartoons
For generations, editorial cartoonists have been boiling down complicated political issues to visual gags—and perhaps more often than with any other field, have turned to sports metaphors to make their points....
![Who Is Being Told To Stick To Basketball Today? (LeBron James. It's LeBron James.)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184ekpeeiuldjjpg.jpg)
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Basketball Today? (LeBron James. It's LeBron James.)
It's Election Day! On Monday, LeBron James urged his followers in a gentle and oblique way to vote for Barack Obama. This is a thing that people to do in America, even sports stars. Another thing that people do in America: tell other people not talk about politics, especially sports stars....
![Here Are The Highlights Of Chris Berman's Interviews With President Obama And Mitt Romney](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/Image_Not_Found_1x_qjofp8.png)
Here Are The Highlights Of Chris Berman's Interviews With President Obama And Mitt Romney
Last night's Monday Night Football was no oasis from politics for sports fans, as ESPN repeated its performance from 2008 and had the major candidates for president appear during halftime for a conversation with Chris Berman. Berman, who continues to somehow blackmail Vince Doria into letting him...
![Who Are The Computers Voting For? We Ask Siri And Others For Advice](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184h2s9n7ww4kjpg.jpg)
Who Are The Computers Voting For? We Ask Siri And Others For Advice
I'm about to go vote, and I haven't read up much on the issues. I don't know which candidate loves America more or who has the bigger penis. So I asked the only objective sources I could find: computers. In case you're still on the fence, I've copied their advice below. ...
![Show Us How You Think The Electoral Map Will Shake Out](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184emo3oaz7dypng.png)
Show Us How You Think The Electoral Map Will Shake Out
This is your last chance to make a bold prediction about the presidential election. We'd like to help you in that endeavor, so head on over to www.270towin.com, use their interactive electoral map to make your prediction, and then post a screenshot of your map below. If you nail your prediction, we...
![Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184e161uszpijjpg.jpg)
Who Is Being Told To Stick To Sports Today?
Everyone is talking about politics today because Election Day is tomorrow. If you work in the sports industry in some capacity, however, you are required by internet moron law not to talk about anything but sports. Some examples:...
![Deadspin On The 2012 Election: A Roundup Of Relevant Stories That Will Probably Infuriate Some Of You](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184e0nmwkk9myjpg.jpg)
Deadspin On The 2012 Election: A Roundup Of Relevant Stories That Will Probably Infuriate Some Of You
Election Day is tomorrow. If you are one of those hopeless morons who think it's some sort of thought crime to mention politics in the same breath as sports, well, this is not the post for you. For the rest of you, here are some recent Deadspin stories relevant to the election. ...
![Paul Ryan Visited Lambeau Field Today, So Here's GIF Of Him Waving A Terrible Towel In Carnegie, PA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184bfrpaua415gif.gif)
Paul Ryan Visited Lambeau Field Today, So Here's GIF Of Him Waving A Terrible Towel In Carnegie, PA
He wore a Packers jacket at Lambeau today, and his daughter wore a cheesehead with the Romney/Ryan logo on it. The Green Bay Press-Gazette:...
![Fun (?) With Sporting Events As Predictors Of Election Results](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/184bfssr9u9oqjpg.jpg)
Fun (?) With Sporting Events As Predictors Of Election Results
Desperate to know how this Tuesday's election will turn out? Uninterested in complicated mathematics that can predict the winner with a fairly high degree of accuracy? Superstitious or just simple-minded? Can we interest you in…a series of sports-related coincidences?! ...