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Maryland Presidential Primary

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04.26.16 | 9:24 am

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<span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 26, 2016">April 26, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Doesn’t it remind you of the old Russian “elections” when the press is reporting Hillary won with no votes recorded, no precincts having reported in?</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for nevek" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ecb155/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-maryland-presidential-primary/36785" rel="external" class="url">nevek</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 26, 2016">April 26, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>You know about exit polls, right?</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for dave48" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/4491bb/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-maryland-presidential-primary/36785" rel="external" class="url">dave48</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 26, 2016">April 26, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>What’s going on with the results? Nothing an hour after the polls closed?</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for frozenstarfire" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/f19dbf/64.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-maryland-presidential-primary/36785" rel="external" class="url">frozenstarfire</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="April 27, 2016">April 27, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Also, Maryland is a state with no-excuse early voting.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for nevek" 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