Thursday, February 11, 2016

Tonight: Clinton, Sanders To Debate After Splitting* Contests

Yeshiva News  . . . "For Clinton, that means bolstering her appeal with minorities, particularly black and Hispanic voters. Hours before the debate, a coalition of black lawmakers endorsed her, calling her a long-term partner who understands racial divides in America.

“ 'African-Americans can’t wait for solutions — they need results now,” Clinton said in a statement welcoming the backing of the Congressional Black Caucus’ political action committee." . . .

"Clinton so far holds a commanding lead in the overall delegate race due to her strong support from superdelegates, the party officials who can back the candidate of their choice.

"Overall, Clinton has 394 delegates Sanders has 44. It takes 2,382 to win the Democratic nomination for president."  Emphasis added. TD

2016 Primary Delegate Count   "As the primaries progress, the Democratic and Republican nomination will be decided by which candidate totals up the largest number of awarded state delegates from each caucus or primary vote. The complete delegate counts are listed below and updated frequently after each primary or caucus date. Each party has its own set of rules governing the number of delegates."

"For a list of how many delegates are at stake in each state, see the 2016 Primary Schedule." Below.

2016 Primary Schedule  
Only February shown here. All others at the link.

Open – Voters may vote in either party primary but can choose only one
Closed – Only voters registered in their respective party may vote in the party primary
Mixed – "A semi-open or semi-closed environment, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either primary or can switch registration the day of voting"

Tuesday, February 23 Nevada caucus (R) 30 Closed Saturday, February 27 South Carolina (D)59 Open

Complete primary schedule here.


* That's "SPLITTING", not "spitting". TD

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