US Presidential Elections thread - the fate of the world to be decided (44 Viewers)
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
Tanner Tillotson, front center, of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, wins the honor of first voter.
1 of 2 People in the village in New Hampshire's northeast corner voted just after midnight Tuesday.
It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, won 6 votes.
A full 100 percent of registered voters in the village cast ballots. And the votes didn't take long to tally.
The town, home to around 75 residents, has opened its polls shortly after midnight each Election Day since 1960, drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known.
However, since 1996, another small New Hampshire town -- Hart's Location -- reinstated its practice from the 1940s and also began opening its polls at midnight.
The result in Dixville Notch is hardly a reliable bellwether for the eventual winner of the White House -- or even the result statewide.
Tanner Tillotson, front center, of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, wins the honor of first voter.
1 of 2 People in the village in New Hampshire's northeast corner voted just after midnight Tuesday.
It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, won 6 votes.
A full 100 percent of registered voters in the village cast ballots. And the votes didn't take long to tally.
The town, home to around 75 residents, has opened its polls shortly after midnight each Election Day since 1960, drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known.
However, since 1996, another small New Hampshire town -- Hart's Location -- reinstated its practice from the 1940s and also began opening its polls at midnight.
The result in Dixville Notch is hardly a reliable bellwether for the eventual winner of the White House -- or even the result statewide.
:malt:because i live in texas. its a power house for republicans and thus ever since i've been eligible to vote i have chosen not to.
voting anything but republican in this state is fruitless. my vote will not count for anything. its discouraging and at the same time an ironic illustration of how our democratic system is put together
voting anything but republican in this state is fruitless. my vote will not count for anything. its discouraging and at the same time an ironic illustration of how our democratic system is put together
Depends. Republicans voting in the SF Bay Area must feel the same way. I think that also has to do with the phenomenon of like-minded voters living together more and the society breaking down among politically segregated lines -- much in the way racial segregation existed in its heyday.
Still, there are tons of state propositions and local initiatives. At least here. Saying this election was "just" about the presidential vote is like saying Moby Dick was just about whales. I had over 400 pages of voter documentation covering over a dozen state propositions and about 22 city measures.
Still, there are tons of state propositions and local initiatives. At least here. Saying this election was "just" about the presidential vote is like saying Moby Dick was just about whales. I had over 400 pages of voter documentation covering over a dozen state propositions and about 22 city measures.
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