The Cubs win in the seventh game of the World Series last night broke the so-called "Billy Goat Curse," ended a 108 year drought for the team, and brought to mind a similar, earlier such event.
In 2004, the Boston Red Sox broke the "Curse of the Bambino" and won a world series after 86 years of frustration.
The heavily favored Democrats' candidate that year was John Kerry who hailed from Massachusetts, the home of the Red Sox.
