Last night was the first primary of the 2024 presidential race. Yes, Iowa already voted, but they use caucuses - not primaries - so technically New Hampshire is the first, with South Carolina next.

As expected, both tRumpy and Biden one for their prospective parties. What's interesting though is the numbers. Looking at the results shows:

Biden - who wasn't even on the ballot - still beat his challengers with 67% of the democratic votes, even though he wasn't on the ballot. Yes, that's nearly 57K write-ins.
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 01/24/2024 19:15:29 by TriSec)

Ron is going back to Florida. I have to wonder, what happens now?
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3 comments (Latest Comment: 01/22/2024 17:00:14 by BobR)

The 2024 International Snow Sculpture Championships In Breckenridge, CO is January 22-31.

Teams spend about 96 hours sculpting that delicate and freezing fluffy stuff. It completely worth it, just check out these very cool works of temporary art from previous years.

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1 comments (Latest Comment: 01/19/2024 14:42:05 by Will_in_Ca)

We are now officially into the 2024 presidential race. The Iowa caucus has occurred, and the large number of candidates running for the nomination is essentially down to three, with the suspension of Christie's and Ramaswamy's campaigns. It appears that Christie may be supporting Nikki Haley (while privately saying she has no chance), and Ramaswamy has vowed to fight for tRumpy (i.e.: he's hoping to be the veep candidate).

The "tRump-itization" of the Republican party is causing problems for them, however. As seen on Colbert last night, and Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC, Republican parties in several states are running out of money just as the election season starts to ramp up:
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7 comments (Latest Comment: 01/18/2024 14:16:20 by TriSec)

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1 comments (Latest Comment: 01/15/2024 16:52:12 by Will_in_Ca)