!!!! Delegate Question!!! Please help!!!

[margotb822]

What is the percentage of the popular vote that Clinton needs in the remaining races to overtake Obama in delegates? Link?

Thanks!

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[ThatBozGuy]

1. There is no way to equate the popular with the delegates...

Think of each race for a delegate having a percentage number and there will be left over popular votes used to get there so to speak, and then a remainder which is also popular vote. That why you can see that someone like Mr Gore could win a popular vote and not the electoral, delegate math is similar.

There is almost no way to figure out the popular vote future, because delegates are chosen by percentage of the full vote in an area.

For example:

Lets take 100 votes and 10 delegates.

Mr Obama takes 60 votes and Ms Clinton takes 40. Percentage 60 % Obama 40% Clinton, dividing delegates 6 Obama 4 Clinton

So Ms Clinton's popular vote 40.

Now lets take 1000 votes and 10 delegates.

Mr Obama takes 600 votes and Ms Clinton takes 40. Percentage 60 % Obama 40% Clinton, dividing delegates 6 Obama 4 Clinton

So Ms Clinton's popular vote 400. Same delegates, same percentage but see how the popular vote is reflected in the vote total that can not be predicted because we dont know who will vote. But we do know how many delegates there are to do the percentage division against.

Hope that helps.

[babylonsister]

2. Are you looking for popular vote or delegates?

Go here, look on the right; you might find what you're looking for.

http://www.obamaiswinning.com/

[margotb822]

3. Yes, thanks

That's what I was looking for :)

[Yes We Did]

She has to win approx 67% of all remaining delegates.

The popular vote doesn't matter. Pelosi was just adressing that yesterday.

Sorry, I don't have a link, I think everyone here will pretty much agree with 67%.

[Clovis Sangrail]

6. 64% puts her 2 delegates ahead

that's not counting supers

[Clovis Sangrail]

4. slate and cnn both have delegate counters up

that allow you to push the remaining races however you want.
http://www.slate.com/id/2185278/

[stillcool]

5. another site...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_delegate_count.html