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DeerFlyHater t1_iykenk2 wrote

Question.

Practically speaking, would the state lose anything by giving this up?

I could see the service industry taking a hit and perhaps a big one, but what else?

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overdoing_it t1_iykogdf wrote

It's just one of the only things that makes us occasionally nationally relevant. Otherwise we fade into obscurity like that state you never remember exists. You know the one I'm talking about. Or maybe not, that's the point.

>!Rhode Island - I bet that's not even the one you were thinking of.!<

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fins4ever OP t1_iykfd5m wrote

State pride and significant political power

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MethBearBestBear t1_iykt3c8 wrote

What significant political power? The "NH picks the president" was just a circle jerk of idiots. If your top ticket issue is who votes first and not just everyone votes then you are the problem

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IBlazeMyOwnPath t1_iyku828 wrote

I mean ethanol is still a political sticking point because Iowa

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MethBearBestBear t1_iyl0s7l wrote

Isn't that a symptom not a reason? Ethanol is a politic point because Iowa is first, Iowa is not first because ethanol is a political sticking point. On the grander scheme of things people that care enough about primaries to get angry over this will vote in them regardless of when they happen making it a mute point.

And people blaming their elected officials personally when their officials are out numbered by a large faction is just ridiculous to me

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Azr431 t1_iymhnik wrote

>State pride and significant political power

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bruinsfan64 t1_iykk060 wrote

Channel 9 and other local media are more upset about it than I am.

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