fenriswolf
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Sun Feb-24-08 01:52 PM
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If hillary looses in TX and OH and she drops out |
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are their enough delegates for Obama to still win?
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GarbagemanLB
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Sun Feb-24-08 01:53 PM
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1. No. Superdelegates WILL decide the nomination. |
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Sun Feb-24-08 01:57 PM
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2. If she drops out I would assume that many of her delegates would |
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support Obama, they are not legally required to vote for her. Also there are some undecided and JE delegates as well that would presumably want the party's nominee to look strong.
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Sun Feb-24-08 01:59 PM
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3. That just isn't going to happen |
John Q. Citizen
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Sun Feb-24-08 02:11 PM
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5. Which isn't going to happen? |
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Hill won't lose or Hill won't call it quits after losing Ohio and/or Texas?
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Sun Feb-24-08 02:00 PM
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4. If Hillary drops out, the superdelegates will give Obama the nomination |
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There are not enough pledged delegates to give Obama the nomination.
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Sun Feb-24-08 02:22 PM
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6. It depends on how much she loses by |
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Edited on Sun Feb-24-08 02:35 PM by mohc
With some delegates from earlier contests not yet set, Obama will end up with about 1200 pledged delegates from previous contests. If Obama was able to get all the delegates from contests after March 4 it would add another 611 delegates to his total. 1811 would be 214 delegates shy of the nomination. If Clinton loses at least one state, Obama will almost certainly get at least 200 delegates on March 4. If Obama manages to win RI and VT by large margins and can win OH and TX by a decent margin, he very well could hit 214 or so, and be in range to win the nomination on pledged delegates alone. Keep in mind though, if Clinton just opts to stay in the race, there would be almost no way to keep Clinton from winning some delegates in later states, insuring that the superdelegates will come into play.
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Sun Feb-24-08 02:23 PM
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hillary trying to win it by the skin on her teeth.
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Sun Feb-24-08 02:24 PM
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8. If she drops out, Obama will win the nomination. |
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No matter what, since he'll be uncontested in every other state post-March 4th and superdelegates will flock to his campaign.
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