2016 Postmortem

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 08:50 PM May 2016

West Va Delegates Question

Hi Folks,

CNN is reporting 48.4 to 42.2 in favor of Sanders....but that only adds up to 90.6%. What happened to the other 9.4% of the vote? Who gets those pledged delegates?

Let's assume for now that around 9% of the vote isn't for Sanders or Clinton. What happens?

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West Va Delegates Question (Original Post) Kang Colby May 2016 OP

Kick Kang Colby May 2016 #1

The count will trickle in and shore it up to 100%. Maybe not tonight. ViseGrip May 2016 #2

It doesn't make sense. Kang Colby May 2016 #3

Other might get a delegate. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #4

Hillary's target is 12 of the 29 delegates. Sancho May 2016 #5

I figured it out. Kang Colby May 2016 #6

Maybe there is a limit needed Hav May 2016 #7

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts)

1. Kick

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:55 PM

May 2016

ViseGrip

(3,133 posts)

2. The count will trickle in and shore it up to 100%. Maybe not tonight.

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:56 PM

May 2016

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts)

3. It doesn't make sense.

Reply to ViseGrip (Reply #2)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:58 PM

May 2016

How long have they had early voting going? MOM dropped out months ago.

DemocratSinceBirth

(102,012 posts)

4. Other might get a delegate.

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:58 PM

May 2016

Sancho

(9,211 posts)

5. Hillary's target is 12 of the 29 delegates.

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 09:02 PM

May 2016

So far in April and May, she has hit or exceeded all her targets.

Kang Colby

(1,941 posts)

6. I figured it out.

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 09:04 PM

May 2016

There are a total of six candidates on the Dem ballot.

https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election_in_West_Virginia,_2016

Hav

(5,969 posts)

7. Maybe there is a limit needed

Reply to Kang Colby (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2016, 09:10 PM

May 2016

I don't know whether it is the case for every state but I heard that there is a limit that is needed to be elligible to earn delegates. Somerhing like 20% I think.

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