Delegate Count

The Voodoo Math of the GOP Nomination

Chris Ladd | Posted 05.12.2012

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Take all those factors together and you can see that Romney's "I'm mathematically inevitable" pitch is more spin than reality.

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Newt Gingrich Has More 'Bound' Delegates Than Rick Santorum, RNC Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 03.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich has won more "bound" delegates than Rick Santorum so far in the Republican presidential primary, according to the official...

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Fuzzy Math Redux

Dee Dee Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Clinton campaign simply declared that the magic number--the combined pledged and super delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination--had changed.

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Gas Prices Predict Elections

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011

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The most predictive economic indicator in Presidential campaigns has been gas prices. Clinton may be pandering but she isn't dumb. The gas tax holiday is good strategy. This year of course may be different.

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Clinton's New Strategy: Focus on Uncommitted Delegates and Build Blue-Collar Momentum

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Her strategy is to amass as much momentum as possible by winning the remaining contests by as massive margins as she can muster and then convince uncommitted superdelegates to turn to her.

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Obama Superdelegate Hunters In Quiet Capitol Hill Huddle

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sometime tonight, after the House and Senate finish voting, members of Congress who are backing Barack Obama's presidential bid will huddle in the Cap...

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Obama Narrows Delegate Gap With Clinton

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama narrowed the delegate gap with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Saturday, picking up delegates in four cont...

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Fineman: Now "Virtually Impossible" For Clinton To Win More Delegates

Talking Points Memo | Josh Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Fineman just did a brief segment on MSNBC gaming out the delegate count and where it's likely to end up when the last primaries and caucuses ar...

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Everything You've Ever Wanted To Know About Delegates And Superdelegates

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's everything you always wanted to ask but never dared to about the Democratic delegates and superdelegates. Who are the Democratic delegates and...

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Obama Claims Delegate Lead

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the nu...

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Obama Camp Claims Win Among Super Tuesday Delegates

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Politico reports: In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in ne...

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Looming Delegate Fight Over Florida And Michigan Races

HuffingtonPost.com | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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The split decision from Super Tuesday's coast-to-coast balloting has thrust the fight over the disputed delegations from Michigan and Florida back int...

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Kos: A Huge Night For Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama has, at this point, won 11 states, of 22 in play. Worst-case scenario, he's already won half. If he picks up Alaska, which I suspect he will, he...

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Get Out The Calculators: Campaign Turning Into Number-Crunching Race For Delegates

New York Times | Adam Nagourney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as Democratic and Republican candidates move beyond state-by-state competition and into a potentiall...

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Edwards Could Play Kingmaker At Dem Convention

Politico.com | Ben Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Edwards has said he's in the Democratic primary to win it. He's also said he's planning on staying in "through the convention." And while tho...

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Obama Camp Alleges Voter Suppression, Claims Delegate Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of a loss to Sen. Clinton in the Nevada caucus, the Obama campaign is floating the idea that dubious electoral contrivance may have influe...

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