You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.

Latest

Greatest

Lobby

Journals

Options

Help

Reply #33: Re: Duh... the super delegates will decide the race [View All]

Printer-friendly format

Email this thread to a friend

Bookmark this thread

This topic is archived.

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)

Florida22ndDistrict

(255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Tue Mar-04-08 11:40 AM
Response to Reply #1

33. Re: Duh... the super delegates will decide the race

Edited on Tue Mar-04-08 11:40 AM by Florida22ndDistrict

If either of the two were a strong candidate then they could have won by pledged delegates alone. At the start they only needed to achieve 62% of the electorate, which can happen if a strong candidate pulls ahead early and holds his ground long enough to knock the others out. Now Obama needs 83% and Clinton needs 98%. Both have failed to unite the party with decisive wins, so it drags on until the convention or until the party officials crown a candidate.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home | Discussion Forums | Journals | Store | Donate

About DU | Contact Us | Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.