2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTexas Democrats scrapping 'Two-Step' presidential primary
AUSTIN (AP) Texas' Democratic presidential primary is set to shift to allocating delegates based solely on voting results, after national party leaders rejected the state's traditional "Two-Step" method that had also included post-election caucuses.
America's second most populous state votes March 1 as part of the 2016 presidential election's "Super Tuesday."
While the exact state tallies may still vary, Texas is expected to have more than 250 Democratic delegates, making it the largest electoral prize of the 12 states planning to vote that day. Only California and New York have more potential delegates, but neither are scheduled to hold "Super Tuesday" primaries.
In previous cycles, two-thirds of Texas' Democratic presidential delegates were awarded among candidates based on primary results. The rest were selected by caucuses held later.
Read more: http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-07-01/texas-democrats-scrapping-two-step-presidential-primary#.VZTPxUYT91M
Cross-posted in the Texas Group.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)Delegates should be awarded by the will of the people, not the will of the local political apparatus.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)Historically, the Texas Democratic Party has used these caucuses to identify active voters.