Democratic Primaries

Progressive2020

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12. You May Be Right

Mon Mar 2, 2020, 05:04 PM

Mar 2020

I thought that Warren's, Bloomberg's, Buttigieg's, and Klobuchar's delegates would not be available on the first ballot at the Convention. I just found out that they could release their delegates prior to the first ballot, in which case it would come down to either Bernie or Biden on the first ballot.

This renders my OP moot. I read online that 2376 delegates out of 4750 are need to secure the Democratic Nomination. The rules are kind of arcane and hard to follow, but it looks like a two person contest will probably be decided before the Convention. So, my original post is probably incorrect.

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

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A Prediction [View all] Progressive2020 Mar 2020 OP

Two candidates cannot both have a plurality. honest.abe Mar 2020 #1

Majority Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #8

I think JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #2

+++ still_one Mar 2020 #6

I Agree Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #10

But if a decision has to be made at the convention, maybe popular vote count should be considered. Poeraria Mar 2020 #3

Even though it would right now favor my choice of candidate, Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #9

With most evryone else dropping out, Mr.Bill Mar 2020 #4

Delegates Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #5

Buttigieg and Klobuchar can release their delegates before the convention Dem4Life1102 Mar 2020 #7

with the thinning of the field, option 3 is far less likely. dumptrump1 Mar 2020 #11

You May Be Right Progressive2020 Mar 2020 #12