Democratic Primaries

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:11 PM Feb 2020

There are a total of almost 4000 delegates for the Democratic nomination...

...and just 41 of them come from Iowa.

That's about 1%.

Candidates should just ignore Iowa in the future and pretend it doesn't exist for the nomination. They have about the same impact, delegate-wise, as Puerto Rico or Guam.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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There are a total of almost 4000 delegates for the Democratic nomination... (Original Post) scheming daemons Feb 2020 OP

The Iowa caucuses are DEAD after last night. They will never be first in the nation again. Zolorp Feb 2020 #1

It's become a BFD because it's the first, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #2

5400 actually..... getagrip_already Feb 2020 #3

I believe they were referring to pledged delegates only, since superdelegates tend to upset some people LongtimeAZDem Feb 2020 #4

Pledges delegates. There are 3979 of those... and 1990 needed to win. scheming daemons Feb 2020 #5

Zolorp

(1,115 posts)

1. The Iowa caucuses are DEAD after last night. They will never be first in the nation again.

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:14 PM

Feb 2020

BTW, I must compliment your chosen candidate on how she conducted herself last night. Of all the candidates we have, I must say she was absolutely the MOST presidential in light of the debacle. It's that sort of calm during a storm I want to have access to the "football".

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

The Velveteen Ocelot

(131,219 posts)

2. It's become a BFD because it's the first,

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:16 PM

Feb 2020

and the so the media make it out to be a bellwether, which it really isn’t because Iowa’ caucuses don’t even represent Iowa. But the candidates are stuck with having to pour enormous resources into it even though the very best they can get from it is 41 delegates. And the illusion of being the front runner, at least until there are meaningful primaries.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)

3. 5400 actually.....

Reply to scheming daemons (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:29 PM

Feb 2020

Not 4000. Just sayin.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

LongtimeAZDem

(4,516 posts)

4. I believe they were referring to pledged delegates only, since superdelegates tend to upset some people

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:30 PM

Feb 2020

However, you're quite right, and Biden already leads the unpledged delegate tally by more than the number of pledged delegates from Iowa.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)

5. Pledges delegates. There are 3979 of those... and 1990 needed to win.

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 02:31 PM

Feb 2020

Superdelegates have no role until and unless no candidate gets 1990 on first ballot.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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