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kirbymuncher posted...

I don't know a ton about how US politics / voting are arranged so I'm probably missing something but I don't really see the problem here? Is there something more about being first to vote other than just having your voting happen first? it's not like the other places skip their vote entirely, they just vote later

Early voting states can influence an election by showing candidates who win as the "winners" all over media. It can make people think that these candidates are the national favorites and more likely to vote for them.

But this can be misleading because those two states are not representative of the larger voting body. So winning those states makes for a good media push for the candidates who win.

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