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Originally Posted by Drolefille
If the Obama wins the popular delegate vote and the party still chooses Clinton, the Democrats will LOSE.
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 No truer words... 
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Originally Posted by AGDee
Each state has different rules. In some, the winner in the primary gets all the delegates. In some, the delegates are split according to the voting percentages. Some separate it even further and the delegates are split by the voting percentages but only if a delegate has attained a certain percentage of the votes, otherwise they go as "uncommitted" (like here in MI). It's pretty complicated and is determined by each states' parties. CNN has a list of how many delegates are needed to get the nomination and have a good breakdown of available delegates. Some states also have pre-set delegates or super delegates and it's all really bizarre, actually.
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Do you have this link?
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
The Democratic format can get really complicated, it's not just the raw # of votes over the whole state, it actually depends on WHERE in the state the votes come from and how many delegates different districts are worth.
This page has one of the clearer breakdowns: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...wuspols627.xml |
My state's primaries are coming up and we are asking my Sorority Sisters to attend the caucuses. I need a good explanation as to why they should... We are attempting to promote more involvement in the "behind the scenes" political process besides voter registration and education.
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