Since 1924, Harry’s Bar in Paris has held a straw vote for the U.S. Presidential election. Harry’s is a bar in the 2nd arrondisement that is frequented by Americans (and other ex-pat’s) since it’s opening in 1911.
Any U.S. citizen with a passport over 18 can vote. The vote has only been missed one time, during World War II and has only been wrong twice: in 1976, with the election of Jimmy Carter and in 2004 with the re-election of George Bush.
So what is the vote today at Harry’s ?
According to their website and it is Obama 272 vs. McCain 170.
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