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10. It really will be up to the O'Malley supporters

Reply to Dovidoff (Original post)

Wed Jan 27, 2016, 12:23 AM

Jan 2016

The way the bizarre Democratic caucus goes, voters stand in different parts of the room, in groups supporting their candidates. Depending on the number of attendees, a threshold is established for "viability." The supporters of the non viable candidates hen start negotiating with the other groups.

Thus, if the O'Malley supporters will choose to join Hillary, she will have greater chances of winning, one caucus at at time.

Of course, this assumes that O'Malley supporters will be enough to tilt the final count.

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