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question everything

(47,476 posts) Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:21 AM Feb 2020

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Are IA and NH the only states with a 15% viability threshold?

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

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Are IA and NH the only states with a 15% viability threshold? (Original Post) question everything Feb 2020 OP

Link below: Sloumeau Feb 2020 #1

What a convoluted system! question everything Feb 2020 #2

Nope, it is winner take all I believe still_one Feb 2020 #4

No. It's a party rule. TomSlick Feb 2020 #3

Thanks for the link. Very useful. n/t MFGsunny Feb 2020 #5

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

1. Link below:

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:26 AM

Feb 2020

[link:https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/how-primary-elections-work.html|]

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

question everything

(47,476 posts)

2. What a convoluted system!

Reply to Sloumeau (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:31 AM

Feb 2020

Do the Rs follow a similar path?

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

still_one

(92,187 posts)

4. Nope, it is winner take all I believe

Reply to question everything (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:34 AM

Feb 2020

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

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)

3. No. It's a party rule.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:32 AM

Feb 2020

As a general rule, delegates are awarded based on the proportion of the caucus/primary vote - to candidates that meet the 15% threshold.

[link:https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_delegate_rules,_2020|

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

MFGsunny

(2,356 posts)

5. Thanks for the link. Very useful. n/t

Reply to TomSlick (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:40 AM

Feb 2020

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

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