2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders sweeps Dixville Notch!
And the winners are ...Ohio Gov. John Kasich on the Republican side and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont for the Democrats. Kasich earned three votes to Donald Trump's two. Sanders swept all four Democratic votes.
That's right there are only nine voters in Dixville, a resort area about 20 miles from the Canadian border, and the voting took all of about 30 seconds.
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Dixville Notch is one of three tiny towns, including Hart's Location and Millsfield, with fewer than 100 residents that are allowed by law to open the polls at at midnight. Polls everywhere else in the state begin opening at 6 a.m.
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If you're keeping tally, that puts Republican candidates Kasich, Trump and Cruz in a three-way tie for first place with nine votes each. Sanders has the upper hand over Clinton, 17-9.
The midnight primaries, however, are so small that they are not considered predictive of how the state's Democratic and Republican primaries will ultimately shake out.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/first-new-hampshire-primary-voters-head-polls-n514306
Dixville Notch is feeling the Bern! GO BERNIE!!!
FBaggins
(26,757 posts)IIRC, Obama won the notch by 7-2.
demwing
(16,916 posts)Bernie has increased turnout by 33%
demwing
(16,916 posts)Not so for the Dems
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/466073545/3-tiny-new-hampshire-towns-vote-at-midnight-do-they-predict-anything
Interesting note - only three Dems have swept Dixville Notch - Bill Clinton, Obama, and Bernie.
Clinton and Obama only did it in their re-elections,
tex-wyo-dem
(3,190 posts)Not in the same way Trump or Cruz concern me, quite the opposite.
Out of all the clowns in the repug primary, he is probably the most reasonable and center-leaning, someone Who could get and maintain broad support from many moderate reps, independents and even some centrist dems.
Cassiopeia
(2,603 posts)He's not center leaning at all, but he SOUNDS that way and could be the biggest threat to our nominee in the GE.
I hope the media continues to ignore him. It could be very dangerous to us if he gets traction.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)"most reasonable and center-leaning" In fact, and his record will bear me out, he is neither.
I join you in your concern, since the loonies that are leading in the polls make him not look like a disaster for this Country in comparison. The media will be EXTREMELY pro-Kasich if he gets traction, and that bothers me a lot.
tex-wyo-dem
(3,190 posts)Positions, history, record, etc., but the little I've seen of him on the tube, he at least appears to be more reasonable than the other clowns.
Of course, Mussolini would appear moderate compared to the current GOP field.
Schema Thing
(10,283 posts)greiner3
(5,214 posts)My father worked at the local VA hospital near Columbus OH and 30 years ago said Kasich would never be president. Apparently Kasich has/had connections to a patient there but my father did not let on what the details were. Anybody know what he could be referring to
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)Shut out for Bernie!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
Vinca
(50,302 posts)Lots of Bernie signs, no Hillary signs. I can't wait to go vote!
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)in all the remaining primaries , should not strut too much.
mikehiggins
(5,614 posts)where did THIS campaign begin? How far behind HRC was Sanders?
As an old political junkie I think they can strut if they want to, just like Jimmy Carter.
frylock
(34,825 posts)Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.