i'm confused now, according to wiki the primaries elect delegates which elect a candidate.that doesnt make sense, how are the individual candidates getting votes if we are choosing delegates, the process just doesnt make sense
1/3/2008 8:48:05 PM
Because the delegates are considered "committed" like in the Electoral College.Unless, of course, no candidate gets a majority of committed delegates, in which case the delegates are considered "unbound" and a brokered convention occurs.It's really pretty simple. Usually a candidate gets a majority of committed delegates.
1/3/2008 8:58:32 PM
on the democratic side...(GOP does not do it this way)
1/3/2008 9:25:40 PM
Yeah, basically, the Democrats have "delegates" (elected by the primaries/caucuses) and then "superdelegates" (which are a measure of the party establishment's support). Which makes the eventual Democratic nomination a little more complicated than mere primary results - although they can certainly sway who the superdelegates throw their weight behind.
1/3/2008 9:37:22 PM
repubs basically write down who they would vote for.The dems, true to form, rely on the masses to make up thier mind.
1/3/2008 10:00:04 PM
Its messed up that where I live now, Mississippi, has their primary before North Carolina. Someone needs to work on that. NC is way more culturally and demographically like America than most states, and specifically Mississippi.
1/4/2008 4:08:42 PM