That’s Right Nate

Bill Bradley dribbles around another white guy.

One of McCain’s greatest hopes is the Double Reverse Bradley Effect.  The Bradley Effect was named after former Senator Bill Bradley.  He had a huge lead in the polls, but when people found out he was in the NBA, they decided he must be black and he did much worse at the election than the polls and lost.

The Reverse Bradley Effect is a phenomenon where people tell pollsters that they aren’t voting for a black candidate and then show up at an election and do just that.  This term was coined by Douglas Wilder and he has copyrighted it and will receive all money from Reverse Bradley Effect t-shirts.

The Double Reverse Bradley Effect is where people tell pollsters that they will vote for a black candidate even though they have no intention of doing so.  They tell all their friends that they’re going to vote for the white guy.  Then they vote for the black candidate anyway, but they do so loudly proclaiming at the voting booth for anybody standing around, “No way I’m going to vote for a blackguy!!   No sireee Bob.  No black guy should be President.”  They will then walk out to their car literally whistling Dixie or tell the poll worker a racist joke to throw them off the trail.  If there is an exit poll, they will immediately declare that they voted for the white guy.

The Double Reverse Bradley Effect could be very pivotal in tomorrow’s election.  However, the McCain campaign has a chance if they can create a Triple Reverse Bradley.