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Why are more delegates needed for a democrat to win the nomination?
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∙ 16y ago
maybe because there are fewer canidates
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How many delegates does a republican candidate need to win the nomination?
2025 delegates are needed to win the democratic nomination. However, mre than 40% of the needed delegate are so-called "super delegates". This means they are free to pledge their votes to whomever they please, and don't have to vote for the winner of the given caucus or primary. This "safety valve" was implemented to prevent candidates from fundamentally changing the system.
How we're nominating conventions more democratic than the caucus system?
the caucus was a private meeting while nomination convention was delegates from all they state chose the parties candidate
Why were there fifty five delegates?
there were 55 delegates because in the old days their was a lot of war and not one person could handle it all so they needed 54 more
How did the assassination of bobby Kennedy affect the 1968 election?
After RFK's Death, Eugene McCarthy didn't seem do have enough delegates to beat Vice President Hubert Humphrey. The VP was collecting delegates from the non primary states (there were more known primaries than primaries) When Kennedy died, the nomination was sure to go to Humphrey. He won the nomination even though George McGovern was getting Kennedy's delegates. Humphery was not though a strong candidate against Richard Nixon. Nixon's policy was better than the VP's in Vietnam. So Nixon won.
How many Hawaiian democrat delegates?
How many Delegates to the National Convention does Hawai'i have?Hawai'i will have 29 delegates plus four alternates. The 29 Delegates are broken down into District-Level, At-large, Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official, and Unpledged Party Leader and Elected Official, and an Unpledged Add-on Delegate. see more details at: http://www.hawaiidemocrats.org/index.php?%3E%20option=com_content&task=view&id=246&Itemid=90
What is the number of delegates John McCain has?
More than 1191 delegates.
Who won the electoral struggle between Obama and Clinton?
In the contest for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in 2008, it was Barack Obama winning more primaries and caucuses than Hillary Clinton. He therefore had more delegates than Clinton at the convention, and went on to win in the Presidential election of November, 2008.
How many delegates does a Republican need to win the nomination?
A Candidate needs to have a majority of the delegates to win. The race is over if any one candiate gets 1245 delegates, for that means they have slightly over 50% of the delegates and therefor a guarenteed majority.Here is a bunch of info from www.republicansource.comTotal Number of Delegates: 2488The allocation of delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention, which will be held September 1-4, 2008 in a city to be announced in early 2007, is determined as follows:BASE DELEGATES Each state selects six at-large delegates. American Samoa, Virgin Islands & Guam have four at-large delegates each; Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have fourteen at-large delegates.DISTRICT DELEGATES Each state also selects three delegates for each member it has in the U.S. House of RepresentativesBONUS DELEGATES Each state can earn additional delegates by meeting one or more of the following requirements: the state cast a majority of its votes for the Republican presidential candidate in the previous presidential election, the state elected Republicans to the U.S. House or Senate, selected a Republican Governor or state legislative majorities, and / or the state holds its presidential primary election after March 15th (this is to discourage states from holding early primaries).Bonus delegates are awarded based on the number of party members elected as Presidential Electors (2004), Governors (2004-2007), House members (2004-2007), Senators (2002-2007), and state legislatures (2004-2007).Republican delegate counts are based on the number of Republicans elected to the State Legislatures, Governors chairs, U.S. House seats, and U.S. Senators seats through 31 December 2007. Republican unpledged delegate counts are determined by state (or equivalent) party rules and assume that the policies of 2004 will apply in 2008.When an individual formally releases delegates already pledged to him or her - a withdrawing candidate must specifically free his/her own delegates to vote for whomever they might choose during the Convention - it is not a requirement for those delegates to vote for another candidate who is endorsed by the withdrawing candidate.However, history has demonstrated that most, if not all, delegates pledged to a candidate who has released them will follow that candidate's lead and vote for the candidate he/she has endorsed. Nevertheless, a withdrawing candidate may not release delegates pledged to him/her so long as the presidential nomination is still undetermined (after all, these delegates can be a valuable bargaining chip for future considerations). Even where a nomination is already determined, a presidential candidate who represents the Party fringe might hold onto his delegates as long as possible in order to get concession.Please refer to the related link for more information.
How does appointing works?
The best way I know to explain this is to describe how the process has changed over the years. A long time ago there were no primaries or conventions. Party leaders met in "smoke filled rooms" and chose who the candidates would be. Obviously, this wasn't very fair to the voters. Only a few people controlled the nomination process. No one knew what secret deals were being made.Later, parties started conventions and brought a few hundred delegates together to choose a candidate. This widened the process, and eliminated some of the secrecy, but still pretty much limited it to a handful of white males.Reforms in the 1960s created the primary system as we know it. Now any registered voter can have a say in who the candidates are. Conventions are still held to write a party platform and kick off the campaign. Delegates that attend the convention still officially vote for and decide the nomination. They are supposed to vote for the candidate that the state's voters chose, and since the delegates are loyal members of the party, they almost always cast their vote the way they are supposed to. But if no candidate gathered enough delegates, the convention has to decide. Also, if for some reason no candidate was decided on the first ballot (voting round) then the delegates may start changing their votes on subsequent ballots.So, the convention is more of a formality now, but it is possible that the nomination could be decided at the convention. Candidates in third place may also have delegates at the convention, and if there are enough of them, the candidate might encourage his or her delegates to vote for the second place candidate. The combination of votes might put the second place candidate over the top.Have I confused you more?
What state nominated Franklin Pierce for president?
The delegation from Virginia placed his name into contention for the nomination. (see the related question for more details about his nomination.)
Why is it that democratic presidential candidates require more electoral votes than their republican counterparts to become party's nomination?
You mean delegate votes, not electoral votes. The quick answer is that the Democrats have more total delegates appointed to attend their conventions than the Republicans do. In either case, the candidate must have 50 percent plus 1 vote to be nominated.
Which part of the urban area is more likely to be a Democrat's home?
The Democrat is far more likely to be a minority member and livve in the city.
