“Huck-Chuck Chili”

At the American Legion in Rochester, NH last night, there was a rally featuring the band Mama Kicks! and what the Legion cooks were calling “Huck-Chuck Chili.” I had to agree with Lisa Guyer (lead singer of the band) when she said that she hopes it tastes better than it’s name makes it sound.

In any event … because someone (ahem!) driving the car thought that the American Legion was someplace else in Rochester (and then a different someplace else …), I got us there, I mean, we were a little late for the 5:15 doors opening. At 5:30-ish, we were parking far down the road, and were well past the number of seats. We stood in the back of the room, which still provided good viewing.

The early votes …

Dixville Notch, famous for its midnight primary, has spoken. Of course, the less-famous Hart’s Location has also joined in on the action. If these two metropli show the way for the rest of New Hampshire, today will be a good day for Sen. John McCain.

In Dixville Notch, there were 7 votes cast in the Republican primary — 4 for McCain, 2 for Romney, and 1 for Giuliani. On the Democratic side, there were ten votes — 7 for Obama, 2 for Clinton, and 1 for Richardson.

In Hart’s Location, which is a lovely little community far south of Dixville Notch (of course, almost everything is far south of Dixville Notch unless it’s in Canada), the results for the Democrats were similar — Obama took 9, Clinton 3, and Edwards 1. The Republicans in Hart’s Location broke from their Dixville Notch fellows and went 6 for McCain, 5 for Huckabee, 4 for Paul, and 1 for Romney.

So, with these two polls in, it looks like Sen. McCain has the early lead. We’ll see how that works out.