11-06-2012, 12:51 PM
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Re: As goes Dixville Notch, so goes the nation
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Originally Posted by DarrylS
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The title of the thread would certainly seem to want you to think so......but WP conveniently left off this part:
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Since 1960, the Republican candidate has won the small town’s vote in every election, until 2008 when Obama bucked that trend.For fans of Aaron Sorkin’s show The West Wing, the community’s name might strike at familiarity. The episode Hartsfield’s Landing pays homage to the towns of Hart’s Location and Dixville Notch. Josh Lyman, played by Bradley Whitford, frets over the votes in the remote, fictional town, as it has accurately predicted the winner of the presidential election for many years. In the real world, Dixville Notch has more of a mixed record, accurately predicting only 7 of the last 13 elections.
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As for the second town in NH...well, those were rather decisive results.
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The results are more definitive over in Hart’s Landing, however, where votes were counted shortly after Dixville Notch. Obama gained a comfortable victory, earning 23 votes to Romney’s 9. Libertarian Gary Johnson received two votes.
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Read more: Could a Tiny New Hampshire Town Predict an Election Dead Heat for All of Us? | TIME.com
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