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Extra info during DNC's roll call

By Jacob Carpenter

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08/27/08 9:54pm

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08/27/08 9:54pm

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Illinois Sen. Barack Obama officially received the nomination of the
Democratic Party on Wednesday when New York Sen. Hillary Clinton ended
an hour-long roll call vote.

During the vote, in which about half of
the U.S. states and territories announced their delegates’ decisions,
some states listed what was born in their location and what makes each
state great. While most recognized their political leaders, others
highlighted some of their more peculiar aspects. Here’s some of what
we learned when state representatives chose their presidential nominee
Wednesday afternoon (nobody ever said you couldn’t find some humor at
the DNC):

Democrats abroad — Home of 16 million American Democrats
without a home in the U.S.
Idaho — Home of the highest density of Obama voters in a single state
Illinois — Home of passiveness
Kansas — Home of Barack Obama’s grandparents
Kentucky — Future home of the world’s equestrian championship
Louisiana — Home of shrimp, gumbo and jambalaya
Michigan — Home of what’s unfair in the U.S.
Minnesota — Home of the women’s NCAA hockey champions from the
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Montana — Home of Norman McClain, whoever that is
New Hampshire — Home of Unity, which is more than just a town
(especially considering it cast 100 percent of its 30 votes for Obama)
New Jersey — Home of the Boss and Bon Jovi
New Mexico — Home of red and green chilis

The states alphabetically listed after New York (as well as the state
of Illinois, which passed twice on their vote) might not have been
able to state their case, but they surely were the birthplaces and
homes of great things. Yet, we will not be able to see if anyone can
rival Minnesota’s championship women’s hockey team or New Mexico’s
famous chilis. Maybe in four years, we’ll know what makes the states
of Wisconsin and Wyoming great.

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