I'm thinking of the map you posted the past few days where Indiana was one of the first two states to close the polls, despite not being on the East Coast.

Also, it's interesting that in Europe there's an 'embargo' on announcing election results until all polling stations have closed. Obviously the US is unconcerned about voters being influenced by known partial results.

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