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2016 Postmortem

thesquanderer

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13. It takes a different # of voters to get a delegate in different states.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 02:21 AM

Apr 2016

One variable is turnout. A state has a certain # of delegates regardless of whether turnout is heavy or light. SO if turnout is light, a smaller number of votes gets you a delegate.

Caucuses have been mentioned... fewer people than in primaries.

Also, I think there is some adjustment in delegate assignments for a state depending, essentially, on how "red" or "blue" it is,

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How Does Sanders Only Have 46% of Delegates, But Only 42% of Popular Vote? [View all] TomCADem Apr 2016 OP

They don't release caucus popular vote totals. hrmjustin Apr 2016 #1

I Thought Caucuses Are By Definition Not Popular Vote TomCADem Apr 2016 #6

Caucuses are nutty but the reason Sanders has more delegates than the reported popular vote is hrmjustin Apr 2016 #7

It's ALL ABOUT delegates. dchill Apr 2016 #8

Because the numbers being used are incorrect. revbones Apr 2016 #2

He benefits from the caucus system. nt geek tragedy Apr 2016 #3

because hillary is only ahead by 8% of delegates Viva_La_Revolution Apr 2016 #4

Roughly, we have no idea what the actual "popular vote" is in most caucus states Recursion Apr 2016 #5

Caucuses vs. primaries. JackRiddler Apr 2016 #9

There are a couple of reasons mythology Apr 2016 #10

Even more complicated by district/county level allocations, at large, etc... pat_k Apr 2016 #12

After viewing all of his Washington events.... Skink Apr 2016 #11

It takes a different # of voters to get a delegate in different states. thesquanderer Apr 2016 #13