Kurt_and_Hunter
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Wed Jan-23-08 01:37 AM
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Something to know about Super-Duper Tuesday |
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Edited on Wed Jan-23-08 01:40 AM by Kurt_and_Hunter
All of the Democratic primaries have proportional representation. That means that any vote from anywhere having a primary that day counts toward delegates.
So even if Obama was getting hammered in California polls, it would still benefit him to campaign in places he could generate a big local vote. (like Oakland, which I assume would go huge for him). Even if he didn't think he wouldn't win California, the voters be could persuade/turn-out would count for their fair percentage of California's huge delegate pool.
This creates a situation where super Tuesday is unlike a Presidential election. (The electoral college system makes states winner take all.)
So rather than campaigning in a state, the candidates will campaign in regions and TV markets, and it will sometimes be more efficient to campaign in hopeless high-population states than in states you might win.
Barack will win delegates in New York and Hillary will win delegates in Illinois. The difference between losing with 20% in California versus losing with 30% in California is probably bigger, in delegates, than some entire states. And so on...
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Wed Jan-23-08 02:18 AM
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1. You are mistaken on one point |
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Under the electoral college, each state gets to decide what to do with its votes. There are a few that apportion the electors proportionaly though I can't remember which ones)
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Wed Jan-23-08 02:23 AM
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2. You are correct that it's up to the states |
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Wed Jan-23-08 02:30 AM
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3. Nebraska and Maine vote by Congressional district. |
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There are no proportional systems in place yet.
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ashling
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Wed Jan-23-08 02:49 AM
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I was calling it proportianal, but technically it is not. Thanks
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Wed Jan-23-08 03:20 AM
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5. I knew what you meant. :-) |
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It's all good. I'm just a huge elections nerd and I like to nit-pick. Haha.
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