re: Myths Shattered:
There was also that one about if the Redskins lose their last home game, then the incumbent candidate loses (they lost to Green Bay last weekend).
I also heard an analyst last night talk about how no president has ever won reelection if the stock market was down for the past year. Not any more.
As a side note, it's interesting how the market was up yesterday until those exit poll numbers were released, then the Dow went negative. It's up nicely today. The market hates uncertainty. It might well have risen had Kerry won, too, because the uncertainty would be over. Fortunately, we won't have the opportunity to find out.