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MineralMan

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28. Not really. It will still be delegates voting to choose

Reply to David__77 (Reply #18)

Thu Feb 13, 2020, 09:26 AM

Feb 2020

the nominee, regardless of what happens in the first vote. On the second vote, the superdelegates, mostly elected Democrats, will vote. Other delegates, whose candidates they are pledged to but two do not get 15% of the vote can vote as they choose.

We'll know more when more delegates have been allocated. Right now, only a few have been.

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

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Check the delegate count, Bernie... [View all] MineralMan Feb 2020 OP

what is it? Kurt V. Feb 2020 #1

Pete has 23. BS has 21. N/T lapucelle Feb 2020 #4

thank you Kurt V. Feb 2020 #5

See this: MineralMan Feb 2020 #7

Yep leftieNanner Feb 2020 #2

22-21 Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #3

Iowa awarded the at-large delegate to Buttegeig as the winner of the Iowa caucus, lapucelle Feb 2020 #11

He has good PR and he wants desperately to be perceived as the front-runner. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6

Sorry, I respectfully disagree - Weaver, Turner, Gray, Sirota, et. al. don't strike me as "good PR". George II Feb 2020 #10

Thank you.. just thinking kinda the same. Cha Feb 2020 #14

"Good" from his perspective, in this particular instance. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #16

You forgot Moore whistler162 Feb 2020 #24

He's claiming victory in both states, but hasn't finished ahead of anyone in either. George II Feb 2020 #8

All thise drama with only 1% of the delegates needed to win Dem2 Feb 2020 #9

He's not ahead in the delegate count. He's ahead in the popular vote. David__77 Feb 2020 #12

Popular vote is irrelevant. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #13

Maybe someone will run a campaign commercial accusing him of that. David__77 Feb 2020 #20

You are misrepresenting the argument Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #23

Do you think it's dishonest to say Hillary Clinton won the 2016 general election popular vote? David__77 Feb 2020 #25

Thank you Dopers_Greed Feb 2020 #21

And how does the convention choose a nominee? MineralMan Feb 2020 #17

That sort of remains to be seen, actually. David__77 Feb 2020 #18

Not really. It will still be delegates voting to choose MineralMan Feb 2020 #28

Bernie, Bernie, Bernie Beringia Feb 2020 #15

Sades of 2016 Buzz cook Feb 2020 #19

Frontrunner status is not just about delegate count. It's about looking forward. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #22

sanders is not the front runner Gothmog Feb 2020 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Feb 2020 #27

It can be tough to hear patience and hard work. LanternWaste Feb 2020 #29

K&R! R B Garr Feb 2020 #30