The math is also reasonable enough that it can be calculated at home (unlike caucuses which are just 
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- Add together the vote shares of any candidate with over 15% of the vote.
- Refactor so that their vote shares add up to 100.
- Assign delegates based on percentage of refactored vote.
Raw percentages
Clinton - 73.5%
Sanders - 26%
Denominator
73.5 + 26 = 99.5
Refactored vote shares
Clinton: 73.5/.995 = 73.87%
Sanders: 26/.995 = 26.13%
100 percent divided by 53 delegates equals one delegate per 1.8868% of the vote
Clinton: 73.87/1.8868 = 39 delegates with a remainder of .1509
Sanders: 26.13/1.8868 = 13 delegates with a remainder of .8488
Sanders gets the remaining delegate due to having a higher remainder.
EDIT: Never mind, I did some research and looks like delegates in SC are assigned largely based on congressional districts and not by the statewide vote, so this math is pretty much meaningless.
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