Dixville Notch: In First New Hampshire District It’s a Romney-Huntsman Tie

The Blaze ^ | 01-10-12 | Scott Baker

[Lazlo in PA]

DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Voters in the tiny New Hampshire village famed for casting the first ballots in the nation’s first presidential primary have found themselves in a tie between Republicans Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman.

Nine ballots were cast in New Hampshire’s Dixville Notch just after midnight.

Romney and Huntsman received two votes each. Coming in second with one vote apiece were Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul.

For the Democrats, President Barack Obama received three votes.

The nine residents who cast their ballots include three registered Republicans and two registered Democrats. Four other voters haven’t declared a party.

[Lazlo in PA]

Wow! I know we were all sitting on the edge of our seats to see how Dixville voted. Swell.

[Lazlo in PA]

[MacMattico]

Huntsman will now start running adds that he tied Romney, too.

[byteback]

Not me. I was on the earlier post

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2830909/posts

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

They are proud premature eja.... oh well they like to go early.

[Lazlo in PA]

I bet $100 dollars that the Lamestream will be spinning in the morning that Obummer got more votes than any one GOP Candidate. MSNBC will go wall to wall with it.

[marron]

The brainiacs have spoken.

[peyton randolph]

Punxsutawney Phil would do a better job of picking the President than the residents of Iowa and New Hampshire. Sick of these small inbred states punishing us with loser leftists as candidates.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Can RuPaul use this momentum to carry himself to victory ?

The Magic 8-Ball says: No chance in in H-E-double hockey sticks,

Neat little story. Thanks!

[DoughtyOne]

Huntsman? Lordy!

Has anyone verified his party affiliation? I swear the guy sounds like a bleeding heart liberal every time I hear him.

[prisoner6]

Help me out. Nine ballots cast but TEN votes? Haven’t had coffee yet. That must be the problem.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ten registered voters, of which nine cast votes. That is how I read it just now.

At any rate, the media all throughout today better drop this "FRONTRUNNER" crap they keep saying before Romney's name now. At least when it comes to the vote count of an actual primary, he is not the exclusive front runner. Even in true GOP delegate total, I doubt you could say the word "frontrunner." They are so dishonest, because they want to pump him up so Obama can crush him like he did with McCain as well.

[The Sparrow]

Sick of these small inbred states

What a rude & disgusting thing to say.

[peyton randolph]

“What a rude & disgusting thing to say.”

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What’s rude and disgusting is inbred yokels thinking they’re entitled to be first and second in the GOP nominee selection process, putting the candidates through a dog-and-pony show, and then trying to shove the McCains and Romneys down our throats.

Iowa and New Hampshire have demonstrated repeatedly they are manifestly unfit to sway the GOP nomination process. And after decades of screwing it up, it’s time for these tiny states with populations smaller than major cities to go to the back of the line. Ideally, they can spend every four years arguing about corn and maple syrup instead of pontificating stupidity masking as rural wisdom.

[digital-olive]

And the three viewers of MSNBC will love it.

[lentulusgracchus]

Lamestream will be spinning in the morning that Obummer got more votes than any one GOP Candidate. MSNBC will go wall to wall with it.

Have you seen MSNBC's "Lean Forward" ads?

Al Sharpton, 20-second bite tearing up Republicans as wanting to starve children and throw Granny in the snow, gold-plated, blackhearted bastards, etc.

Then a big MSNBC logo and "LEAN FORWARD". Outright partisanship justified and megaphoned.

[lentulusgracchus]

Has anyone verified his party affiliation? I swear the guy sounds like a bleeding heart liberal every time I hear him.

He sounded in debate like a "competence liberal": "All liberals are competent, and all competent people are liberal. Conservatism is a guarantee of defectiveness."

But the significant fact here is that he's splitting Mittens's vote. Hmmmm.

[who knows what evil?]

There's another dinky little Red Hampshire rathole that votes 'early', but it doesn't get as much 'publicity' as Dixville Notch. Hart's Location cast FIVE votes for Romney, but Obama received TEN on the Democrat side.

Can you IMAGINE voting in the middle of the night FOR Barack Obama; even though he is essentially unopposed? (Well, there was Vermin Supreme...)

[raybbr]

Hunstman is an idiot. While talking about Afghanistan he said something to the effect that, "The Commander in Chief listened to the leaders on the ground in Viet Nam in '67 and look where that got us." He was trying to point out that the president, as CinC, doesn't have to listen to the commanders in Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. to decide what to do there.

[Doc Savage]

What the hell kind of dope do these dopes smoke? I keep seeing these polls for Romney and Huntsman and just reel over backwards. Are NH morons THAT stupid? Inbred? Marrying their cousins up there? I don’t get it. But then again I can’t understand how 40 + % still give Obummer approval ratings!!!

[Darksheare]

Romney busts so many moves

I wouldn't trust him to be an ice cream man.
Support FR, defeat the rinos.

[Diogenesis]

I vote that Dixville Notch is where the 911 Victory
Mosque of al Qaeda, the DNC, and Romney belongs.

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"(The GroundZero Mosque) cleared its final hurdle ….
developers plan to build the $100 million center which will include a mosque.
Since its incipient stages in July 2009, when a Muslim-run real-estate development
company purchased the damaged, vacant building and land where the new center
will be built, the project has sparked controversy and debate.
.... the tattered building that was bought by the Muslim real estate company

[Diogenesis]

I vote that Dixville Notch is where the 911 Victory
Mosque of al Qaeda, the DNC, and Romney belongs.

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"(The GroundZero Mosque) cleared its final hurdle ….
developers plan to build the $100 million center which will include a mosque.
Since its incipient stages in July 2009, when a Muslim-run real-estate development
company purchased the damaged, vacant building and land where the new center
will be built, the project has sparked controversy and debate.
.... the tattered building that was bought by the Muslim real estate company had
been owned by a subsidiary of Bain Capital, a company Romney founded in 1984.
So it's OK if his company can profit off the sale of the land ."

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"Bain Capital, has cut checks totaling $90,000 to Romney's operation. "

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Ground Zero mosque developers apply for federal grant
The developers behind the proposed Ground Zero mosque have applied
for about $5 million in federal grant money set aside for redeveloping
downtown Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks....
run by the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Corp.
LMDC Board of Directors
oJohn C. Whitehead, Founding Chairman"

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John C. Whitehead AKA John Cunningham Whitehead
Romney for President "

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" In Islam, every structure linked to the faith and its rituals has a precise function and character.
A mosque is a one-story gallery built around an atrium with a mihrab (a niche pointing to Mecca)
and one, or in the case of Shiites two, minarets.
This 13-story multifunctional structure couldn't be any of the above.
The groups fighting for the project know this; this is why they sometimes call it an Islamic cultural center.
But there is no such thing as an Islamic culture.
The Prophet imposed his rule on parts of Arabia through a series of ghazvas, or razzias (the origin of the English word "raid").

The ghazva was designed to terrorize the infidels, convince them that their civilization was doomed and force them to submit
to Islamic rule. Those who participated in the ghazva were known as the ghazis, or raiders.
After each ghazva, the Prophet ordered the creation of a rabat -- or a point of contact at the heart of the infidel territory raided.
The rabat consisted of an area for prayer, a section for the raiders to eat and rest and facilities to train and prepare
for future razzias. Later Muslim rulers used the tactic of ghazva to conquer territory in the Persian and Byzantine empires.
After each raid, they built a rabat to prepare for the next razzia.

It is no coincidence that Islamists routinely use the term ghazva to describe the 9/11 attacks against New York and Washington.
The terrorists who carried out the attack are referred to as ghazis or shahids (martyrs).
Thus, building a rabat close to Ground Zero would be in accordance with a tradition started by the Prophet.
To all those who believe and hope that the 9/11 ghazva would lead to the destruction of the American "Great Satan,"
this would be of great symbolic value."

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[erlayman]

So how do you Explain Gov. Huntsman’s Conservative record? Working under Reagan, Bush I and Bush II. 100 % rating with NRA and 100 pro life rating. Cut taxes in Utah to historic lows, balanced the budget, top job creator, eliminated loopholes and burdensome regulations, best managed state and most business friendly. Still no different than Romney ? Now without your baseless rhetoric how do you explain all that away?

[who knows what evil?]

The NH Secretary of State expects 75,000 people to cast a ballot for Zero in today's primary on the democrat side...that's a LOT of inbreeding. Of course, winters are long up here.

Unbelievable.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Romney and Huntsman were already the kings of Dixville in my book.

[reg45]

Obamsa: 3

NOT OBAMA: 6

[dools0007world]

I agree withyou completely about NH. However, I think Iowans are shedding their Marxist demrat infatuation. The only reason Romney finishe even 8 votes ahead was a national GOP push to get their RINOs to the polls—IMHO. The national GOP—and perhaps some in the state GOP—spent lots of money and time to achieve their pathetic result.

I would cut Iowa some slack for the time being.

[dools0007world]

I agree withyou completely about NH. However, I think Iowans are shedding their Marxist demrat infatuation. The only reason Romney finishe even 8 votes ahead was a national GOP push to get their RINOs to the polls—IMHO. The national GOP—and perhaps some in the state GOP—spent lots of money and time to achieve their pathetic result.

I would cut Iowa some slack for the time being.

[April Lexington]

Agreed. If the Texas and SC primaries were held today, the front runners would be conservative and relevant. These hayseed primaries are all part of the Progressive Agenda to keep conservatives in a box. Iowa is a major Ag welfare state and New Hampshire is, well... Quirky. Ayep.

[Cowman]

Sick of these small inbred states

What a rude & disgusting thing to say.

I suppose some people would rather that NYC alone would be able to choose the President

[FreeReign]

I believe many sexual-orientation-challenged types have moved into Dixville Notch in recent years. The guy in your picture with the bow tie I would wonder about.

Anyway, Romney, Huntsman and Paul should do well there.

[cookcounty]

The liberals always get a good headline out of Dixville Notch. How about a few conservatives move up there to take it over? It would take about 5 families.

[cookcounty]

There's a conservative way to spin it:

Obama only got 33% of the vote! In a DEMOCRAT precinct!

[cookcounty]

"Can you IMAGINE voting in the middle of the night FOR Barack Obama; even though he is essentially unopposed? "

They come for the free steaming mugs of hard cider.

[Lazlo in PA]

Ah, the beauty of an open Primary state. Were Rats can decide our candidates for us.

[who knows what evil?]

They come for the free steaming mugs of hard cider.

Yeah...there's something 'steaming' around here, but it's not the cider...

[longtermmemmory]

so this was a misleading headline in order to sway the vote later today.

I hope, it it has to be, that romney will soundly trump huntsman if for no other reason than clearing the field of this useless candidate.

NH is an open primary and not as important as the closed primaries.

[RockinRight]

I think the problem is that states like New Hampshire are SO scared to death of anything remotely socially conservative that even though they tend to have libertarian views on guns and taxes, they’ll go for the liberal rather than risk having someone who is right of Howard Stern on social issues.

Iowa has the opposite problem, they’re such Bible-thumpers, that they simply go for whomever seems the most Jesus-like, throwing fiscal sanity to the goats.

[ExCTCitizen]

A few years ago, all 9 votes went for the Libertarian candidate. Dixville is a nice town, but not relevant for anything.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

All Democrat voters in NH should cast their primary ballot for ABO, (Anyone But Obama)!!! Vote for Hillary Clinton or any other Democrat except Barack Hussein “Muslim Brotherhood” Obama!!!

[Gaffer]

A confirmed RINO poser and a Democrat Plant. Plus, apparently illegal votes for Obama....gotta laugh....Democrat strategy to over-vote...

[TheOldLady]

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[The Pack Knight]

Frankly, I think I’d prefer Huntsman to Romney. Huntsman arguably has the best tax plan of any candidate, and unlike Gingrich, he didn’t wait until he was getting killed in the Iowa polls to announce it.

Of all the disappointments I’ve had in this year’s field, it’s been on taxes. It was just four years ago, in a FAR more hostile environment for conservatives, that virtually EVERY Republican candidate, Romney included, was proposing very significant tax reform or at least tax cuts. Now they’ve all retreated - no candidate other than the erstwhile Cain came out in favor of a non-optional flat tax, only a few are in favor of eliminating the capital gains and dividend taxes, and only Huntsman would really simplify the tax code in any meaningful way.

I was particularly disappointed in Bachmann on this issue. She must be the first tax attorney I’ve ever heard from who did NOT have a strong opinion on simplifying the tax code and ending double taxation, and I know quite a few tax attorneys.

[The Pack Knight]

Ain’t that the truth. They may be two of the worst possible states for picking a Republican nominee. Is it any wonder why most of the campaign consists of “culture war” red meat and pandering to Iowa farm subsidies?

[longtermmemmory]

I would just like to see NH get spanked by all the other states via trump the “NH must be first” BS. I would like to see only closed primaires go first.

[WayneS]

The guy in your picture with the bow tie I would wonder about...

Isn't that Bob Beckel?

[BOBWADE]

The best Anti-RINO ads would be to re-air some of Mitt’s own campaign commercials from Massachusetts. I’m mitt rino and I approve this message. Antigun and pro-infanticide. Let him dispell his own words.

[GraniteStateConservative]

The system is this way because the people in charge of the system want it to be this way. It’s not about entitlement. You need small states to start the process so that candidates can make mistakes and learn. Small states also are less expensive to campaign in. There are plenty of people who like Rick Santorum here, as an example, and he’d be a non-entity if Florida were the state with the first primary. The candidates like it this way and the two major political parties like it this way.

[Vigilanteman]

Except this: