For those of you looking for a little democracy in action, tune in to CSPAN at midnight tonight (or tomorrow morning, depending on your semantic preference) to see live coverage of the voting in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Dixville Notch is the traditional first town to vote in New Hampshire's presidential primaries and general elections. Others have tried to horn in on the act (Hart's Location, for example), but this year it appears Dixville Notch has the spotlight to themselves.
An added wrinkle this year is that the resident who has cast the first vote over the last 40 years, Neil Tilotson, passed away in 2001. There's going to be a lottery to decide who gets to assume that honor. No word on if that'll be televised.
And before anyone starts to read too much into whatever results come from the town, Bill Bradley won the 2000 Democratic primary. Of course, Bush won on the Republican side, so feel free to spin away.
26 January 2004
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