re: The Designated Hitter and Political Leanings

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Reason being Republicans are more likely to be older and more traditional... which would align with the more traditional rules of the NL where the pitcher bats.

Democrats are more likely to be younger and non-traditional and would be in favor of bending the old rules to allow for a DH.

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Maybe, but I don't know how much effect that would have in this day and age. You'd have to be over 50 to remember when the DH was a new idea. For anyone under 50, the DH rule is what the American League does and pitchers batting is what the National League does.

The article said there doesn't appear to be a correlation between closest team and DH preference. But a lot of people don't live where they grew up. You also have the Brewers and Astros switching leagues, the Expos moving into a traditional AL city that spent 40 years with another AL team nearby, and expansion teams popping up in cities that previously had divided loyalties. There are five metro areas with a team in each league (NYC, SF/Oak, LA, Chicago, and DC/Bal). So there's plenty to muddle the issue.