An MiLB team is letting fans decide if it will wear Democrat or Republican hats on Opening Day

One of the best things about Minor League Baseball is the regional specificity -- the degree to which teams reflect the local culture and sensiblity. It's given us a real, actual team named the RubberDucks, and taught us all that "Yard Goats" does not in fact refer to fearsome farm animals. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats wanted to continue that grand tradition of weirdness, and it's doing it in the most fittingly New Hampshire way possible: holding a primary.  

Back on Nov. 10, the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats announced that they'd be leaving it to the fans to decide which hat the team would wear on Opening Day. Their choices? A blue hat with a Democrat donkey, or a red hat with a Republican elephant:

The polls are open! Vote in the #FirstInTheNation NH Primary now. #WeTheFans2016 #FisherCats https://t.co/93L3KkcCNn pic.twitter.com/vrbFwyuubx

- NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) November 10, 2015

 As you might imagine, voting has been fast and furious, with the blue hat getting out to an early lead:

At 5 p.m. EST, only a few states have not yet submitted at least one vote. #WeTheFans >> https://t.co/dqdPt3n9lZ pic.twitter.com/EpyIpuU83T

- NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) November 10, 2015

But the red hats are trying to stage a comeback, with voting coming from all across the country -- including some Hawaiians and Alaskans who must be extreme Minor League apparel enthusiasts:

Have you cast your vote yet? #WeTheFans https://t.co/VBPvdrUSh0 Allow your voice to be heard! pic.twitter.com/qizEyO5FQZ

- NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) November 11, 2015

The jersey that the hats will go on top of, though, is refusing to take sides:

Here's a great look at our #OpeningDay2016 jersey. Bipartisan, of course. https://t.co/LwODxaK6tj

- NH Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) November 10, 2015

So make sure to go cast your vote now -- it's what the Founding Fathers intended, or something.