Posted on 01/09/2008 5:27:16 AM PST by YourAdHere
Obama already a winner in parts of New Hampshire
By Monroe Anderson AFRO Staff Writer
NASHUA, N.H. -- Barack Obama was the undisputed winner in the earliest results of the New Hampshire Democratic primary.
In a long-running tradition, two remote mountain tiny towns, Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, in the Granite state's northern region, casts their ballots at midnight. The polls are immediately closed then to tally the results.
Obama received seven votes in Dixville Notch, which has 74 residents. Meanwhile, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton didn’t receive any votes. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards got two votes and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson one, according to the Associated Press.
In Hart's Location, population 42, Obama received nine votes, Clinton three and Edwards one.
New Hampshire law allows towns of fewer than 100 residents to open polls after midnight so that their residents can cast the first votes of the first primary in the nation. The ballots can only be counted after all registered voters have participated.
Polls close between 6 and 8 p.m. for all the rest of the towns and cities in the state.
The vote in the tiny towns could be a prelude to the final results, according to exit polls. One exit poll places the Illinois senator four points ahead of his closest rival, Clinton, and another gives him a seven point advantage.
Voter turnout was extremely heavy, with long lines at some voting sites. There are reports that so many showed up at polling places in Portsmouth, voting officials ran out of ballots.
Obama held an early rally for the candidate at Dartmouth College in Hanover. He made a couple of stops at coffee shops and campaign offices to thank supporters and check on voter turnout.
Obama will close out the day at a primary night rally at Nashua South High School. He is expected to talk at about 11 p.m., depending on the polls.
Carville and Bagala beat Obama
As students in 1948 we were afraid Dewey was going to have us attend school on Saturdays. So was the rumor that was going around in grade school. Had Dewey won, I don’t think the IKE years would have been as memorable as they were. They were truly our happy days growing up.
Right before the Kennedy/Nixon elections; rumours started the defense plants (General Dynamics; etc) were going to be closed if you voted for Nixon.
In the real world, despite the popular vote, it was a tie in that Obama and Clinton each won 9 delegates.
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