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ukchris82
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« on: January 04, 2008, 04:08:22 AM »


Obama crushed his competitiors, yet, he only gets 1 delegate over Edwards/Clinton why is this?

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Chris
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2008, 04:13:36 AM »
It's vaguely proportional.
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2008, 09:04:43 AM »

Each precinct awards their delegates based upon the vote results.  If you look at the precinct map that was posted last night (can't remember who supplied it), you will see that it was very balanced across the state.  So while Obama might have won a convincing number of popular votes, it does not convert directly into delegates.  Much like how the popular vote and the EV votes on the national level differ greatly.
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« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 09:15:01 AM »


Cheers.

It's taking me a while to get through all the posts since I checked last night!
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