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Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, is the first in the nation to vote in the primaries and Election Day.
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
cnn.com — Dixville Notch residents wait for the stoke of midnight to be the first voters for the nation's presidential election. (more) Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
cnn.com — Dixville Notch residents wait for the stoke of midnight to be the first voters for the nation's presidential election. (more) Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide
Is Dixville Notch Predictive?
Is Dixville Notch Predictive?
fivethirtyeight.com — In a word: No. There's no historical relationship between the performances of the two major-party candidates In Dixville Notch and their performances in the rest of New Hampshire -- never mind the rest of the country: Still, you'd rather be up 15-6 ... (more) Is Dixville Notch Predictive?
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another notch in obama's belt
skippy the bush kangaroo — dixville notch, the first town in america to traditionally count its votes, reports a landslide for obama. 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 ...

Obama Wins Dixville Notch
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... One of the bizarre rituals in American presidential politics is that the hamlet of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire votes at midnight and announces its results before most of us wake up.  For the first time in four decades, they voted Democrat . 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. [..] The result in Dixville Notch is hardly a reliable bellwether for the eventual winner of the White House or even the result statewide.  Though New ...

Dickhole Speaks!
Perfunction — ... I covered their first-in-the-nation primary vote earlier in the year; now Obama supporters are once again salivating over Dickhole. PS: Obama won Dickhole's primary ... and lost New Hampshire. (h/t: memeorandum) ...

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise
Daily Pundit — From the “Department of Who would have thought” comes this. And as and added bonus this.

Dixville Notch weighs in
Political Animal — DIXVILLE NOTCH WEIGHS IN.... In terms of predictive value, these early results don't mean much of anything. But in terms of political trivia, it's a fun little indulgence. 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. Obama's rival, Republican John ...

Early Morning Swim: Special Get Your Ass Out And Vote Edition
Firedoglake — ... If that doesn't work, Google has one too. Bring your video camera in case something happens. The campaign still needs help. Volunteer. Even easier -- make calls from your own home. If a friend is braindead undecided, send them this. Final CNN Poll of Polls: That One +7. Rover predicts Obama blowout. First results: NH town goes Dem for first time since '68. L.A. County has already broken turnout record. Georgia headed ...

ThinkFast: November 4, 2008
Think Progress — ... Sen. Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first contest of the 2008 presidential election, winning 15 of 21 votes in Dixville Notch, NH. The town “has opened its polls shortly after midnight each election day since 1960, drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known.” Obama is the first Democrat to win the village since 1968. ...

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Today's Polls, 11/3 (PM Edition)
fivethirtyeight.com 11/3/2008 — With fewer than six hours until voting begins in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, the national polling picture has cleared up considerably. Barack Obama is on the verge of a victory, perhaps a decisive victory, in the race for the White House. The ...
First Results: Obama Takes Dixville Notch Away From The GOP
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2008 — The first results are in for the 2008 general election, with the small village of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire again performing its tradition of having everyone turn out to vote at midnight and then immediately reporting the results. And the ...
WaPo-ABC Tracking: Nine Divided by 56 is...
voices.washingtonpost.com 11/1/2008 — In a mere 56 hours, voters in Dixville Notch, NH will cast the first Election Day ballots of the 2008 contest, and in that time, John McCain will need to close a big gap among likely voters if he is to defeat Barack Obama. In today's Washington ...
Last Polls, First Votes.
blah3.com 11/4/2008 — Zogby: Obama 54%, McCain 42% . Marist: Obama 52%, McCain 43% . And the first results are in - from Dixville Notch, NH : Obama - 15, McCain - 6 (the first Dem win since 1968!). From Hart's Location : Obama - 17, McCain - 10, Paul - 2 . Let the ass-whupping begin.
The First Results Are In
balloon-juice.com 11/4/2008 — Dixville Notch, NH, by a landslide . Obama: 15 McCain: 6 Not that it means anything , but hey, think of it as a good omen. Update : Another – Hart’s Location, NH Obama: 17 McCain: 10 Paul: 2 This race is over.
Critblogging the Vote 2008
julescrittenden.com 11/4/2008 — News Flash: Dixville Notch votes Democratic for the first time since 1968 ... What? Dixville Notch went Democratic in 1968? Hey, who won that year, anyway? In other early bellwether election news, my kids' elementary school gives it to McCain, 55-45 ...
Dixville Notch to pundits: "Wilder? Who's he?"
WWW.samefacts.com 11/4/2008 — Dixville Notch is in, and in the secrecy of the polling booth all those white folks didn't have any trouble actually pulling the lever for the black guy. 2000 George W. Bush - 21 Albert A. Gore Jr. - 5 Ralph Nader - 1 2004 George W. Bush - 19 ...
As Dixville Notch goes..?
corner.nationalreview.com 11/4/2008 — Gulp. They vote early, but thank God they don't vote often. I've never paid much attention to the publicity stunt of Dixville Notch's 100 per cent turnout at midnight, but for once it may portend something: 2000 Bush 21 Gore 5 2004 Bush 19 Gore ...
30 minutes to goDaily Kos
This is what we have so far -- two New Hampshire attention-hogging hamlets, Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, which voted at midnight. Having achieved 100 percent participation, they got to report their results. As we noted last night, the Dixville Notch results were particularly ...
Liberation Day, with DelusionsTaylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH One step closer to saying buh-buy to George W. Bush. Dixville Notch has spoken: It’s Obama in a landslide : While New Hampshire is a perennial swing state, with 4 Electoral College votes at stake, Dixville Notch consistently leans Republican. The last Democrat ...
If You’ll Be My Dixville Chicken, I’ll Be Your Tennessee Lamb!Firedoglake
Obama Wins Dixville Notch!!! Barack Obama - 15 John McCain - 6 Big upset, GOP always wins Dixville (except for Bartlett being Bartlett) UPDATE FROM HOWIE : Dixville Notch, New Hampshire has 75 residents and 21 registered voters. They just voted at midnight-- and the winner is... ...
Dixville Notch Votes ObamaPoliGazette
The first results of this year’s election are in: the good folks of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, have all cast their votes. Of the 21 votes cast, 15 went to Obama. It was for the first time in 40 years that Dixville Notch, always the first precinct to report its election results, ...
Obama Wins Dixville NotchDrudge Retort
Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast just after midnight in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
Obama takes the lead in NHBlondeSense
Tiny Dixville Notch in northern New Hampshire is the first place to vote on election day. They haven't voted for a Democrat since 1968. So it was a given that they'd go for McCain. Well stop the presses! Obama won Dixville Notch in a landslide victory of 15 to 6! In Hart's Location, another ...
Obama’s First Win: Dixville Notch, NHTruthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
All 21 eligible voters in Dixville Notch, NH became the first in the nation to vote at the polls just after midnight on Tuesday morning, following a time-honored tradition, and the win went to Barack Obama with 15 votes over John McCain’s six. AP via Google News:  ...
It's Election Day on the East Coast and Dixville Notch, NH voted for ObamaAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
It's November 4th here in the East. Dixville Notch, New Hampshire has a history of being the first locale to vote, both in the primary and general election. Dixville Notch is way up in the northern reaches of the Granite State -- and hasn't voted for a Democrat since 1968. Tonight, according to ...
Obama Wins!!! (Dixville Notch by a Landslide)The Latest on Air America
It's official folks: Barack Obama has won the election in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. The vote went down at midnight and it shook out 15 in favor of Obama (there are only 21 eligible voters in the village). read more
Dixville Notch Swings Election, Elects ObamaOpinions You Should Have
The small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire today decided a very close election when its twenty inhabitants resoundingly chose Barack Obama by a three to one margin, breaking a tie throughout the rest of the nation. Polls had indicated...
Dixville Notch, NH Calls It for ObamaPolitics Daily
The little New Hampshire berg of Dixville Notch voted this morning at midnight and, for the first time in 40 years, has called it for a Democrat in the general election. The tally was 15 - 6 for Barack Obama. This tiny NH town with 21 registered voters holds the status of "first in the nation" ...
Dixville NotchReal Clear Politics - TIME.com
Obama wins, 15-6. Dixville Notch last voted Democratic in 1968, which is either a sign of Obama's transformational candidacy that will result in an electoral landslide today or a bad historical...
Obama Wins! In Dixville Notch, that isCrooks and Liars
This has to be a good omen: 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 ...
Obama wins in earliest vote in Dixville Notch, N.H.Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]New Jersey Herald[/b] Obama wins in earliest vote in Dixville Notch, N.H. DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. -- Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday.  ...
Obama Takes Dixville Notch 16-5 and Hart's Landing 17-10Open Left - Front Page
The first places in the country to vote, towns in New Hampshire, have given the lead to Obama. In Dixville Notch, Obama won 16-5. In Hart's Landing, Obama won 17-10, with 2 write-in's for Ron Paul. Both areas are traditionally Republican but went heavily for Obama in the primary (with ...
Obama wins in earliest vote in tiny Dixville, NHDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. - Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain ...
Obama Takes Lead in Counted VotesComments from Left Field
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire has voted and Obama won in a landslide - 15 to 6 . Is it too early to warm up the official CommentsFromLeftField victory dance? Oh, hell no! Click here to view the embedded video.
Dixville NotchBen Smith's Blog
Please read nothing into this: The first vote, at a New Hampshire resort, goes 15-6 for Obama.
Is Dixville Notch Predictive?FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right
In a word: No. There's no historical relationship between the performances of the two major-party candidates In Dixville Notch and their performances in the rest of New Hampshire -- never mind the rest of the country: Still, you'd rather be up 15-6 than down, wouldn't you?
Early resultsThe Hostages: Planning A Code Red Since April 2007
Obama wins in earliest voting in New Hampshire DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire - Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, where the nation’s first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday. Obama defeated ...
First town weighs in at midnightCNN Political Ticker
Dixville Notch residents are the first to weigh in. (CNN) — The first wave of election returns won't flow in until 7 p.m. ET Tuesday night, but the results in one precinct will be known much sooner. Dixville Notch, an isolated village located ...
Obama wins early vote in N.H. townsmsnbc.com: Politics
Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.
Obama Wins Midnight Vote in New HampshireNYT > Politics
Senator Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the nation’s first Election Day votes were cast and counted. >
NH towns deliver, report first presidential votes (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The tradition of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location lives on.
Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslideCNN.com - Politics
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.
Barack Obama the Big Winner in Presidential Race in Dixville Notch, N.HFOXNews.com
The nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday, Obama defeating John McCain 15-6.
Obama wins in earliest vote (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Democrat Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch, N.H., where the nation's first Election Day votes were cast and counted early Tuesday.
Obama wins in 1st votingCNN Political Ticker
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 ...