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At 9pm eastern time, (Original Post) asuhornets Mar 2016 OP
I am waiting for the results. Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Mar 2016 #2
Apparently there are 4 counties in Michigan that won't close until 9 ET ... LannyDeVaney Mar 2016 #3
That might be in the upper peninsula GusBob Mar 2016 #4
LOL...n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #9
ha.. Well that was a flashback to my early years! misterhighwasted Mar 2016 #15
There are 4 counties in the UP that are on central time. Kaleva Mar 2016 #16
Upper western Michigan is in the central time zone. George II Mar 2016 #5
Yes the upper peninsula as it is called GusBob Mar 2016 #7
Yet the NYT results page says 8 ET? GusBob Mar 2016 #8
I've seen it as 8 PM local time, which is 9 PM eastern George II Mar 2016 #10
I can travel east and go from EST to CST Kaleva Mar 2016 #17
OK, will do.. asuhornets Mar 2016 #6
9 pm because of DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #11
ok, thanks...n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #12
The NYTimes can't get the closing time right GusBob Mar 2016 #13
LOL...n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #14
They are reporting results before polls close now GusBob Mar 2016 #18
Small rural areas report first. When the large urban areas come in, Hillary DOMINATES. RBInMaine Mar 2016 #19
Sanders is dominating suburban Detroit Okland County Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2016 #20
come on Hillary you can do it...n/t asuhornets Mar 2016 #23
The percentage in MSMITH33156 Mar 2016 #21
this is nerve racking..n//t asuhornets Mar 2016 #22

Response to asuhornets (Original post)

 

LannyDeVaney

(1,033 posts)
3. Apparently there are 4 counties in Michigan that won't close until 9 ET ...
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:11 PM
Mar 2016

according to Brian Williams on MSNBC.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
4. That might be in the upper peninsula
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:13 PM
Mar 2016

Say ya to da up der hey! It's not very populous up there

NYTimes says 8 pm close

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
15. ha.. Well that was a flashback to my early years!
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:46 PM
Mar 2016

Grew up close to the Canadian border, in a German/Norwiegan community.
That's exactly how they spoke.
Lol, wow was that memory a long time ago
Thanks

DemonGoddess

(4,640 posts)
11. 9 pm because of
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:25 PM
Mar 2016

CST in the western part of MI. So that's when the polls will close. Just as when the polls close here in IN, they'll close at the same time, but 2 time zones. Eastern and Central.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
13. The NYTimes can't get the closing time right
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 08:36 PM
Mar 2016

Kinda ironic given the name......

On their election results page

They messed up Mass last week

Wonder how long it will take them to figure it out

MSMITH33156

(879 posts)
21. The percentage in
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 09:59 PM
Mar 2016

is radically different on TV versus the NY Times web site, although the vote totals are the same. Almost 10% difference. Weird.

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