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George II

(67,782 posts)
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 10:23 PM Jul 2020

Early results from New Jersey and Delaware:

New Jersey (28%):

Biden* 249,905 87.5%
Sanders 34,102 11.9%

Delaware (63%):

Biden* 50,739 90.1%
Sanders 3,833 6.8%

*Biden has already won 63 of 126 delegates in New Jersey and 11 of 21 delegates in Delaware, Sanders 0 and 0.

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Early results from New Jersey and Delaware: (Original Post) George II Jul 2020 OP
Seems even more unlikely that there would be a contested convention DenverJared Jul 2020 #1
A contested convention- seriously?? onetexan Jul 2020 #4
I was being sarcastic DenverJared Jul 2020 #6
Every single election cycle people start out confidently PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #7
Delegate update - Biden 97 of 126 in New Jersey, 21 of 21 in Delaware. Sanders 0 of 126 and 0 of 21. George II Jul 2020 #2
WOW still_one Jul 2020 #3
Woooopp!! onetexan Jul 2020 #5
Awesome! I'm solidly with the 80 to 90% of my party and always have been. R B Garr Jul 2020 #8

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,857 posts)
7. Every single election cycle people start out confidently
Tue Jul 7, 2020, 11:45 PM
Jul 2020

predicting a contested convention. It hasn't happened in something like 70 years, and given that the entire primary process is completely different from then, I feel confident in predicting we will never again have a contested convention.

For a very long time very few states had primaries or caucuses. The delegates to the national convention were chosen in the quasi-mythical smoke filled rooms, and "favorite sons", meaning some politician from that state, were something of a factor. The current system anoints a candidate fairly early on.

R B Garr

(16,954 posts)
8. Awesome! I'm solidly with the 80 to 90% of my party and always have been.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 08:47 AM
Jul 2020

So anyone who wants to try and malign those in the majority -- take note of these results. They are consistent and they speak volumes.

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