The headline made me think this was something shady, but it's actually pretty cool. A teeny-tiny little incorporated community out in the wilderness with a decades-long tradition of voting at midnight, so they can be the first in the nation to announce their results.
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Agreed. It looks like they're having fun with it, so that makes me happy, even if I don't agree with who they voted for.
the neighboring cities of Hart’s Location and
Lol what a name!
even if I don't agree with who they voted for
I mean, it's a Republican primary, were there any better options? There was certainly at least one worse one
Four registered Republican voters and two independents participated in the vote
My mistake. I thought this part meant they had an open primary. It looks like they just pick what ballot they want.
In my state, Independents don't get to vote at all in a primary. That's the only reason I have a party affiliation.
This place was the inspiration for a West Wing episode called "Hartsfield Landing."
The weird thing about that episode is that they describe how the town does their primary tradition at midnight, except it's between Bartlet and Ritchie who have both already secured their party's nomination. And in the episode, they make a big deal about how they have correctly predicted the winner of every presidential election. Even with an open primary, that doesn't make a lot of sense.
I demand a recount! An audit! Another audit after the first one doesn't find anything! A lawsuit challenging the recount! A lawsuit challenging the first lawsuit because it wasn't challenging enough! Fake news, people, this election was stolen! Those six people were clearly dead, obvious voter fraud, anyone can see it!
They voted for Selena Meyer too