The race to the US presidential nominations: How delegates are selected

Mar 05, 2016, 01:21
The race to the US presidential nominations: How delegates are selected

Virginia is one of 14 states that are holding primaries or caucuses on Super Tuesday.

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said "Friends don't let friends vote for con jobs". Hillary Clinton appears to have held off a late surge by Bernie Sanders, responding to his win in New Hampshire with important victories in Nevada and SC. So did they? Click through to see the Super Tuesday results!

Another GOP candidate, Sen.

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It's arguably the biggest day in the primary voting process-here's everything you need to know about Super Tuesday 2016. Democrats are casting ballots in 11 states, too, plus American Samoa, with 865 delegates up for grabs. Putting at least one victory on the board on Super Tuesday would provide some reassurance as his campaign heads into another critical round of primaries on March 15. For the Democrats, that number is 2,383 out of the total 4,765 delegates.

Voters now have their eyes on a handful of overall presidential race factors: How well Clinton and Trump will do; Will Cruz win Texas; If Rubio will finally get a win; and Will Carson Drop Out?

Republicans will vote in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake.

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Clinton and Trump are clearly in the lead to reach the delegate target for their parties, but Cruz and Sanders could catch up. These writers, plus others will insist that for the sake of their party (and especially all those thousands of candidates down the line for Senate seats, governorships, state legislative seats, mayors, and so forth), funders, organizers, supporters and operatives must close ranks around Marco Rubio to ensure he can stay close to Trump until the convention. Some other states use the winner-take-all method, in which the candidate with the highest percentage of the popular vote is awarded all the delegates. The local member of Congress - Barbara Comstock - is a Republican and the local county legislator - Kathie Smith - is a Democrat. The voter will be given a card with a D or R designation, and an official will touch a button that activates the electronic ballot for the selected political party's primary. Realistically, however, he will probably be happy to obtain some strong second-place finishes throughout the Super Tuesday contests (and thus the delegate counts that go with that) and then to hang on for a reviving win in his home state of Florida later in March.

The parties choose their nomination based on the final delegate tally. The delegates are assigned to candidates using the election results. Democrats living overseas may also vote in their "global presidential primary" beginning on Super Tuesday. "Poll after poll shows that John Kasich is the only one who can". Exit polls from SC, where black voters comprise over half of the Democratic electorate, showed him struggling to win this key constituency.

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