Obama In 2008 was democrat since Humphry In 1968 to win the first votes here.Them being tied Is actully good omen since both
Clinton and Kerry lost the first votes but won NH on Election Day.

Faith9326

(304 posts)

5. LOOOOOOOL at CNN

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:08 AM

Nov 2012

Saying, "This just shows you how close this race is".

Lmao what?

brooklynite

(94,592 posts)

6. The scary thing is...CNN has managed to squeeze 10 minutes of discussion of this vote.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:09 AM

Nov 2012

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

12. My father in law lives in NH and says there is barely anyone even in Dixville Notch these days.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:12 AM

Nov 2012

That they managed 10 people to vote is amazing. And the Balsams Hotel is being renovated on top of it.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

7. Are they already done voting over there?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:09 AM

Nov 2012

nsd

(2,406 posts)

8. What happened in Hart's Location?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:09 AM

Nov 2012

They vote at midnight too.

TTUBatfan2008

(3,623 posts)

11. Takes longer to count the votes since there are more people

Reply to nsd (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:11 AM

Nov 2012

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

9. Where there any people of color in there.....1 or 2?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:09 AM

Nov 2012

Were they mainly old white folks.....or were there any young ones in there?

Of course, the media will only speak of the results and not the demographics of
those 10....right?

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

15. It's NH. There are not a lot of African Americans there, nor in Vermont.

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #9)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:13 AM

Nov 2012

They tend to live in Mass, CT, RI. Not that many Latinos either.

krawhitham

(4,644 posts)

13. 12 registered D and only 5 votes?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:12 AM

Nov 2012

nsd

(2,406 posts)

18. CNN said 2 D, 3 R, and 5 independents.

Reply to krawhitham (Reply #13)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:15 AM

Nov 2012

So we're winning the independent vote!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

20. Yay!

Reply to nsd (Reply #18)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:17 AM

Nov 2012

Can somebody explain to me WTF is this about? Are they counting first people that show up at a polling location, or what?

nsd

(2,406 posts)

22. The tradition is for all of the town's voters to show up at midnight to vote.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #20)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:20 AM

Nov 2012

It's a really small town.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)

25. Link here, LisaL :)

Reply to LisaL (Reply #20)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:21 AM

Nov 2012

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixville_Notch,_New_Hampshire

Dixville Notch is an unincorporated village in Dixville township of Coos County, New Hampshire, USA. The population of the township, all of whom live in the village, was 12 at the 2010 census.[1] The village is known for being one of the first places to declare its results during United States presidential elections and the New Hampshire primary.[2] It is located in the far north of the state, approximately 20 miles (30 km) from Canada.

More at (secured link): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixville_Notch,_New_Hampshire