New Hampshire Primary 2016

[FORD]

As usual, the day starts early in the small town of Dixville, where the polls open at midnight. Democratic results went to Bernie Sanders, as expected. Republicans, on the other hand, had a bit of a surprise........

Sanders, Kasich Win 1st Votes in Tiny NH Community

By The Associated Press

DIXVILLE, N.H. — Feb 9, 2016, 12:37 AM ET

Bernie Sanders and John Kasich picked up the most votes as the first ballots of the first-in-the-nation primary were cast early Tuesday.

Sanders won over all four Democratic voters in the tiny town of Dixville, while Kasich sneaked past Donald Trump, 3-2, among Republicans.

Under New Hampshire state law, communities with fewer than 100 voters can get permission to open their polls at midnight and close them as soon as all registered voters have cast their ballots. While that happened in three locations, Dixville traditionally gets most of the spotlight due to its media-friendly setup at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel.

Located about 20 miles from the Canadian border, Dixville exists as a town only for voting purposes. Almost all of its nine voters are employees of the hotel, which closed in 2011 but is currently undergoing a major overhaul under new owners.

Former owner Neil Tillotson started the midnight voting tradition in 1960, likely at the suggestion of a news photographer looking for an advantage in getting his pictures out to newspapers ahead of his rivals. For many years, voters cast their ballots in individual booths in the hotel's posh ballot room. Because of the renovations, the nine current residents voted in another building on the property, the Hale House.

In 2012, there was a tie for first place on the Republican side, with Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman getting two votes apiece. All three Democrats voted for Obama.

Hart's Location, about 80 miles south of Dixville, first hosted midnight voting in 1948 but gave it up after the 1964 election when residents grew weary of the late hours and media frenzy every four years. Energized with new blood, town residents revived the tradition in 1996, and this year, the town has 41 registered voters.

Millsfield is also making a comeback this year, though it's unclear just when the town last voted at midnight or when its tradition started. According to a 1952 article in Time magazine, eight residents voted at midnight during the general election that year. This year, there are 22 registered voters.

Kasich said New Hampshire would be his "make it or break it" state. Hard to draw any conclusion on just 3 out of 5 votes, obviously, but 3/5 of a precinct is obviously better than he did anywhere in Iowa.

As for the unanimous Feeling of the Bern on the Democratic side... gotta love that!

[Warham]

I'm about ready to go down the polling place myself.

I'll let you know how busy it is.

[Warham]

It was a good crowd in my small little town. I saw a few supporters of Hillary and Sanders standing outside with their signs. I went in and got my ballot and it took all of about 10 minutes. Feels great to vote!

[PETE'S BROTHER]

atta boy thanks for votin'

[FORD]

@ryangrim (Huffpo). Early exit polls
You should not trust exit polls. But you can read them:
D
Sanders 58
Clinton 42

R
Trump 32
Kasich 16
Cruz 14
Rubio 12
Bush 10
Christie 9

Let's see if these numbers hold up.... especially in the Diebold precincts......

[Warham]

Those numbers look about right from all the talk, signs and things I've read about my home state. Bernie is beloved by all the liberals here. Trump signs are everywhere.

[FORD]

Curious that Kasich is coming in the distant second. He's getting more love there than he has in any poll in the course of the primary. If it's only half of Trump's numbers though, will that be enough to keep him in the race. Don't see him doing well among the fundagelicals in South Carolina.

[FORD]

Live numbers here....

http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/

Looks like Bernie is doing BETTER than the exit polls, actually. So is Trump, for that matter.....

[Warham]

Hillary should be in prison, not running for president.

I hope women don't vote for her because they are trying to check a box off on their wish list. I could pick a random woman out of the phone book and she would be a better president than Clinton.

[FORD]

Madeline Albright says women will go to Hell if they don't vote for Hillary. And Gloria Steinem said that young women only voted for Bernie because "that's where the boys are".

[DONNIEP]

Madeline Albright says women will go to Hell if they don't vote for Hillary. And Gloria Steinem said that young women only voted for Bernie because "that's where the boys are".

Ok, all political disagreements aside - are those not the weirdest statements you've heard?? It's even wackier than Trump's wacky rants!

[FORD]

Yeah, it's absolute desperation is what it is.

It's also not working, because I just read that young women in New Hampshire just voted 82% for Bernie.

If Albright is correct, our friend in the red suit had better be making a lot of room down there.

[Warham]

Albright is senile.

[FORD]

I'm beginning to think Hillary is as well.

[DONNIEP]

I'm beginning to think Hillary is as well.

No, she's got TBI from banging her head against a wall every time Bill got caught fucking somebody besides her lol

[FORD]

That would be more hits to the head than any of those NFL players whose brains they have dissected after they died (i.e. Frank Gifford). And at least they had helmets.

[Warham]

Her voice grates like nails on a chalkboard. "Thank youuuu! Thank you!!!!" BLAH!

She talks about struggling people getting screwed by special interests while she's cashing checks from those companies.

[DONNIEP]

Her voice grates like nails on a chalkboard. "Thank youuuu! Thank you!!!!" BLAH!

She talks about struggling people getting screwed by special interests while she's cashing checks from those companies.

Wait, hold on there. According to some people, she has every right to cash those checks AND cry about how people are getting screwed by the people writing the checks. It's kinda like a college student enrolled in one of the most expensive colleges in America crying about how awful it is to have to pay for college. When what they should be doing is forcing their parents to divest their wealth by donating ALL of it to their local community college.

[DONNIEP]

Hill Dawg is done. She might as well go home and tell Bill to suck her clit and Bawllz (gratuitous South Park reference).

Surprisingly, Fox gave Bernie air time for his I Kicked Hill Dawg's Ass speech. And they showed him before the speech shooting hoops and nailing every single one lol. I literally was astounded. Not that he sunk them all, but that Fox showed it.

[FORD]

Hill Dawg is done. She might as well go home and tell Bill to suck her clit and Bawllz (gratuitous South Park reference).

Surprisingly, Fox gave Bernie air time for his I Kicked Hill Dawg's Ass speech. And they showed him before the speech shooting hoops and nailing every single one lol. I literally was astounded. Not that he sunk them all, but that Fox showed it.

Bernie did mention in one of the debates that his elementary school basketball team were borough champions for Brooklyn. Guess he hasn't lost his touch?

[twonabomber]

Can't believe Kasich did as well as he did. But will that translate into more donors stepping up?

[Warham]

Kasich apparently blew his load in New Hampshire in the hopes that his campaign will get a huge boost. He doesn't have much of a ground game in South Carolina, as opposed to Cruz and Bush. Trump should be considered the easy favorite while the others split the establishment vote.

[FORD]

Can't believe Kasich did as well as he did. But will that translate into more donors stepping up?

There's probably only two donors who can save Kasich at this point......



Their Scott Walker project was a dismal failure, so even though Kasich's ALEC credentials make him the obvious choice for them, do they have enough faith in Ayn Rand and their money to raise John Boy up over the mighty roaring rug??

[Kristy]

I find this whole thread to be highly offensive.

[Kristy]

Bernie did mention in one of the debates that his elementary school basketball team were borough champions for Brooklyn. Guess he hasn't lost his touch?

That was lame, slave FORD The entire the Sanders campaign is nothing more than a political instrument of the ruling class. Seems America's self-professed "Democratic socialist" (again, whatever the hell that is) is nothing more than a toolsack as he seeks to play in safeguarding the Democratic Party and the political monopoly of the two-party system.



Apologize, self-ban and free yourself from your master.

[Kristy]

Guess who dropped out?

[FORD]

He's not the only one....

[twonabomber]

Is that Paul, or Fiorina? They're both out.

[FORD]

That picture is a direct screencap from Fiorina's infamous (and infamously failed) 2010 Senate campaign...

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Is that Paul, or Fiorina? They're both out.

So is Christie now, too.....

[FORD]

My guess is that somebody in the RNC hierachy made a "strong suggestion" to anybody who got less than 10% of the vote last night that they needed to get the fuck out of the way, in order to consolidate the Repuke establishment against Trump. Or the not religiously insane establishment against Cruz. Or both.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I agree with War, Kasich shot his load in NH, when he gets down to the good 'ol boys in South Kakallaky, that's a whole new ballgame for him....