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Her Sister

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4. GOP needed numbers tonite to have a good night
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 06:55 PM
Mar 2016

"DAVID WASSERMAN 6:28 PM
According to FiveThirtyEight’s handy new delegate interactive, Trump needs about 225 delegates in tonight’s contests to be “on track” to win 1,237 — a majority — of convention delegates by June. By contrast, Cruz needs 302 delegates (mostly because his route runs through his home state of Texas), while Rubio needs only about 203.

However, given Trump’s dominance so far, winning only 225 delegates tonight would have to be considered something of a disappointment for his backers. What would a really terrific Trump night look like? I’d argue that he would need to win more than 300 of the 595 available to look dominant. What would an OK/unsurprising night look like? Probably between 250 and 300.

How about a disappointing night for Trump? That probably means anything less than 250, which would open the door for Rubio or someone else to overtake him in later winner-take-all states. Fellow data nerds: agree or disagree on these over/unders?"

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K&R! stonecutter357 Mar 2016 #1
Good anology Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #2
This is a great MSMITH33156 Mar 2016 #3
GOP needed numbers tonite to have a good night Her Sister Mar 2016 #4
Rachel said a little while ago that Hillary's camp thinks they'll lose MA? Satch59 Mar 2016 #5
Most of us here suspect MA will be Too Close for Comfort jmowreader Mar 2016 #6
NBC MSMITH33156 Mar 2016 #7
K&R ismnotwasm Mar 2016 #8
so she is on track! Her Sister Mar 2016 #9
Hillary won 505 delegates, BS 334 yesterday Her Sister Mar 2016 #10
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