Weather Can Affect Election Results

I heard an interesting story on NPR Sunday about how the weather can affect a presidential election. Who would have thought?!


"A change in the weather really can change an election, according to Florida State University researcher Brad Gomez. Gomez tells host Andrea Seabrook about two presidential elections — in 1960 and 2000 — that might have turned out differently if the weather had shifted."

Click here to go to the NPR page where you can hear the audio clip (3 minutes 38 seconds).