http://www.metafilter.com/tags/palinfilter Posts tagged with 'palinfilter' at MetaFilter. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:05:53 -0800 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:05:53 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/76227/We%2Dhave%2Dthe%2Dfacts%2Dand%2Dwere%2Dvoting At 12:00am EST, in the <a href="http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/009801.html">Ballot Room</a> of the <a href="http://www.thebalsams.com/">Balsams Resort</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixville_Notch,_New_Hampshire">Dixville Notch, New Hampshire</a>, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2008">2008 Presidential Election</a> began.* The vote was <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/dixville.notch/?iref=hpmostpop">15-6 Obama</a> -- the first time a Democrat has carried the village since 1968. Despite their "first in the nation" status, though, they have only picked the winner <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixville_Notch#Presidential_election_results">50% of the time</a>. <small>* - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hart%27s_Location,_New_Hampshire">Hart's Location</a>, which <a href="http://www.hartslocation.com/">Obama also won</a>, would beg to differ. Notably, Hart's Location is 3-for-3 in voting for the eventual winner.</small> <img src=http://images.metafilter.com/animatedsiren.gif> <img src=http://images.metafilter.com/animatedsiren.gif> <img src=http://images.metafilter.com/animatedsiren.gif> <img src=http://images.metafilter.com/animatedsiren.gif> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.76227 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:05:53 -0800 2008 biden election electionfilter mccain obama obamafilter palin palinfilter dw