They had to extend the poll closing time to accommodate the Hasidism, who could not cast a vote on the Sabbath. So in a way, it did affect the results a bit as the window was very narrow for them to cast a ballot after the sun went down. My point was that the Republican process in the least Republican area that actually has EVs in the general was a sad caricature of how much of a joke the Republican Party is in DC.
Did it affect the outcome? Probably not. However, Rubio beat Kasich there by 50 votes. Every vote mattered.
D.C. Republicans held extended hours for all Orthodox Jews, not just Hasidic Jews. Most Orthodox Jews are not Hasidic, especially outside of New York and New Jersey. Washington D.C.'s largest Orthodox congregations appear to be Kesher Israel in Georgetown, the spiritual home of a lot of Washington's Orthodox Jewish power brokers, and Ohev Sholom in Shepard Park, which bills itself as the National Synagogue. It was Ohev Sholom's rabbi who successfully petitioned D.C. Republicans to hold special hours for Orthodox voters. Neither of those congregations are Hasidic, best I can tell. While I wouldn't doubt there are some Hasidic Jews living in Washington D.C., I'd be surprised if they are a majority of the Orthodox Jews living there.
