All Posts Tagged With: "Delegates"
Nomination His, Obama Full Recognition For Michigan And Florida
Political Punch
Jake Tapper
In May, before Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, withdrew from the race, Obama was urging a very different outcome for the two states’ delegates, urging the Democratic National Committee’s rules and bylaws committee to penalize both states.
Now, it’s a different story.
“Party unity calls for the delegates from Florida and Michigan to be able to [...]
Delegate Count - Real Clear Politics - 09 March 2008
Real Clear Politics Delegate Count Summary
Delegate Count
(2,025 Needed to Win)
State
Date
Delegates
Obama
Clinton
Total
-
1588
1465
Super Delegates
-
795
210
242
Pledged Delegates
-
2654
1378
1223
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Delegate Count
(1,191 Needed to Win)
State
Date
Delegates
McCain
Romney
Huckabee
Paul
Total
-
1260
272
270
14
Unpledged RNC
-
0
129
1
5
-
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SO MUCH FOR “PARTY DISCIPLINE”
Right Wing Nut House
by Rick Moran
Even if Hillary Clinton had wrapped up the Democratic party nomination for president on Super Tuesday in early February as most expected her to do, the problem of what to do with Florida and Michigan delegates would have remained.
That’s because the Democratic National Committee, in what might be termed a [...]
Could Spanish-Only Voters Put Hillary Over the Top in Texas?
NationalReviewOnline
Actually, instead of thanking Republicans, if Hillary Clinton wins Texas tonight, she may say “muchas gracias” to Hispanics in Texas who didn’t bother to respond to pollsters who asked questions in English.
Erick Erickson notes:
A friend of mine who is a very reputable pollster tells me that in California the major media polling firms did not [...]
Running Tabulation On All Candidates
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Delegate Count - Real Clear Politics - 23 Feb 2008
Real Clear Politics 23 Feb 2008
Democrats
Obama
Clinton
Total Delegates
1374
1275
Pledged Delegates
1193
1034
Popular Vote
10,300,410
9,375,213
Popular Vote (w/FL)
10,876,624
10,246,199
National RCP Average
44.6%
43.0%
Ohio
42.0%
50.0%
Texas
46.0%
48.8%
Republicans
McCain
Huckabee
Total Delegates
976
245
National RCP Average
51.9%
28.9%
Texas
48.8%
36.8%
General Election
Democrats
Republicans
Obama vs. McCain
Obama 47.7
McCain 42.2
Clinton vs. McCain
Clinton 43.2
McCain 47.7
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The Voters In The Democratic Primaries
The Silence Of The Saps
Captain’s Quarters
The voters in the Democratic primaries, as opposed to the caucuses, have labored under the delusion that their delegates have a commitment to follow the popular vote in their state. A little-known rule in the DNC removed the first-ballot requirement of pledged delegates to remain faithful to their state’s vote. [...]
Pelosi Says Florida, Michigan Delegates Shouldn’t Decide Race,
Bloomberg.com
By Laura Litvan
Delegates from the disputed Florida and Michigan primaries shouldn’t decide who wins the party’s presidential nomination, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the chair of the Democratic National Convention.
“I don’t think that any states that operated outside the rules of the party can be dispositive of who the nominee is,” Pelosi said in an [...]
Voting Commences In Louisiana
Voting Commences In Louisiana
USA TODAY
By Rick Jervis
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana voters began hitting the polls Saturday morning in a state that has become suddenly important in the race to choose Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.
Just four days after the Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses yielded no clear winners, Louisiana Democrats have a say in a [...]
2008 Republican Delegates - 09-Feb-2008
Republican Delegate Count
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