Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:01 pm
No idea, but Wyoming was supposed to be first, and then Iowa moved up, etc.d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:01 pm
d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
Self-centered.
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:24 pm
d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
I checked the wiki expecting to see something about Iowa being an old swing state or some deep explanation like that. But it appears to just be tradition since 1972. Who the hell knows...
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:31 pm
Neoteny wrote:d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
I checked the wiki expecting to see something about Iowa being an old swing state or some deep explanation like that. But it appears to just be tradition since 1972. Who the hell knows...
What long standing tradition...
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:34 pm
unriggable wrote:Neoteny wrote:d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
I checked the wiki expecting to see something about Iowa being an old swing state or some deep explanation like that. But it appears to just be tradition since 1972. Who the hell knows...
What long standing tradition...
Go figure. Our system barely makes any sense anyway...
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:00 pm
I'm in South Carolina, so we get an early chance to narrow the field for the rest of you.
Originally we were formed as a Union of States managed by a federal government. At that time the phrase "These United States" made sense.
This power struggle between State and Federal power was a big spark in the War Between the States (1861-1865). After that war the Union or Federal government has a larger say and the phrase "The United States" fits.
satanspaladin wrote:why do your states have different law ,are you not all one country ?.
Originally we were formed as a Union of States managed by a federal government. At that time the phrase "These United States" made sense.
This power struggle between State and Federal power was a big spark in the War Between the States (1861-1865). After that war the Union or Federal government has a larger say and the phrase "The United States" fits.