The significance of the Dixville Notch, NH vote.

[trof]

DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) – Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.

People in the isolated village in New Hampshire’s northeast corner voted just after midnight Tuesday.

It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/04/obama-wins-in-1st-voting/

Oh, and they have correctly predicted the eventual national winner 70% of the time.
How sweet it is.
:-)

[graywarrior]

1. Everything here in NH indicated they would go that way.

But I still had nightmares that they'd change their minds and vote for McCain. I am so proud of my Dixville neighbors for voting for Obama.

[elleng]

2. In the '04 Dem primary,

they went for Wes Clark! They're smart people!

[graywarrior]

4. I talked with two mechanics yesterday while canvassing the neighborhoods

in NH and both were bragging that they were smarter than some of the local business owners in town because they (mechanics) were voting for Obama while the biz owners were voting McCain.

[Marrah_G]

3. When I heard the first two towns in NH wen heavily to Obama.......

...I started to cry.

[Peacetrain]

5. I stayed up to watch Dixville come in

It was just something that had to be done.. and I am a happy camper..and that was the first thing hubby and I did.. figure out the percentages.. :)