Caucuses/Primaries
Is there a good website someone can suggest where I can learn more about just how delegates are won an appropriated during the caucuses and primaries?
Seems the more I hear about what is going on, the more I don't know about the process.
From what I recall, the GOP changed the rules this election cycle so that the winner would only need a fraction of the delegates to win the nomination, and that was because they (correctly) assumed there would be more competition for the establishment candidate. That doesn't seem to be working out so well for them, since Jeb! is still polling so poorly. It was one of the reasons that Scott Walker pulled out of the race (I think the establishment forced him out)-- so Jeb could get his votes.
Anyway, is there a good resource for how it all works?
Seems the more I hear about what is going on, the more I don't know about the process.
From what I recall, the GOP changed the rules this election cycle so that the winner would only need a fraction of the delegates to win the nomination, and that was because they (correctly) assumed there would be more competition for the establishment candidate. That doesn't seem to be working out so well for them, since Jeb! is still polling so poorly. It was one of the reasons that Scott Walker pulled out of the race (I think the establishment forced him out)-- so Jeb could get his votes.
Anyway, is there a good resource for how it all works?
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That's a good question. All I think they are rigged by the establishment politicians for obvious reasons, just like the sequence of the subject state sevents. As far as I'm concerned, if the party does not want a particular candidate, then they most likely will get their way. Maybe someone will post up a link that will help! 0 -
My older brother used to be(and sister in law still is)a county level politician and member of the state committee. I've seen them out beating on doors and hauling voters to town to get their "choice" nominated in the primaries. Even though the primary election is funded by the county, I'm not 100% sure who determines the winners. 0 -
Thus is pretty good information.
http://www.cfr.org/elections/us-presidential-nominating-process/p375220 -
I think the best I have found to date is
https://ballotpedia.org/2016_presidential_nominations:_calendar_and_delegate_rules
The winner take all in some States is where I see the process skewed. A candidate could lose a winner take all State by 1% and get 0 delegates, or win by 4% in a proportional State and receive just over 50% of the delegates. The delegate count is still the same to win the nomination.
This does about as good a job explaining as I have found.
http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2015/04/republican-proportionality-rules_19.html
At least they don't use SUPER DELEGATES.0 -
Thank gents. Bunch of reading and catching up to do, it seems. 0
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