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?
Excuse my american political ignorance...
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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...d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
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Go figure. Our system barely makes any sense anyway...unriggable wrote:What long standing tradition...Neoteny wrote: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...d.gishman wrote:does anyone know why iowa gets to vote first?
Napoleon Ier wrote:You people need to grow up to be honest.
I'm in South Carolina, so we get an early chance to narrow the field for the rest of you.
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.
Originally we were formed as a Union of States managed by a federal government. At that time the phrase "These United States" made sense.satanspaladin wrote:why do your states have different law ,are you not all one country ?.
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.