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Question: Are delegates earned at Iowa "proportional" or "winner take all"?
1/30/16 | sff

Posted on 01/30/2016 1:36:44 PM PST by SoFloFreeper

Just wondering. Let's pretend Trump wins 51% of the vote on Monday and Cruz wins 49%...does Trump get all the Iowa delegates at the convention, or does he get 51% of the Iowa delegates and Cruz gets the other 49%?


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To: Charles Henrickson

Right. I knew that no one would get a majority...just trying to simplify. I can extrapolate. :)


21 posted on 01/30/2016 2:07:40 PM PST by SoFloFreeper (Obama hates the three Cs: Christianity, Constitution, and capitalism.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

GOP rules are that there can be no winner-take-all primaries until March 15.

With Iowa’s new rules, New Hampshire is no longer the first state to determine convention votes. That seems like a really big deal to me, and maybe not for the good.

Iowa GOP caucuses are actually now just a primary with caucus tasks following the presidential preference vote.


22 posted on 01/30/2016 2:11:12 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jwalsh07

The Democrat system is designed so that the super delegates can override the electorate in the primaries.

Which lead to Watergate.


23 posted on 01/30/2016 2:15:28 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: smoothsailing
"Only 13 states hold caucuses, 37 hold primaries.

Thanks. I confused caucuses with primaries. Stupid me.

24 posted on 01/30/2016 2:21:39 PM PST by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: dp0622

States used to be sovereign, and not really anybody else’s business, as long as they hold to a “republican form of government”.


25 posted on 01/30/2016 2:23:06 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: smoothsailing

I believe 27 will be allocated. Each state chair and two committee members are not pledged.


26 posted on 01/30/2016 2:25:01 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

Thanks for the info. As an Iowan, your viewpoint is important to me.

What’s your overall take on Mondays out come. Any predictions based on what you’re seeing?


27 posted on 01/30/2016 2:29:25 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: jonrick46

I was surprised to learn there are 13 caucuses! I thought maybe just 3 or 4.


28 posted on 01/30/2016 2:32:01 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Everyone might be disappointed. There may be a very narrow spread between the top two, with percentages surprisingly low.


29 posted on 01/30/2016 2:36:22 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: dp0622

The rules have evolved over many years.

The first several states are relatively small and geographically scattered. They are supposed to help winnow the field (eliminate those who have no chance). The later ones include the big winner-take-all states. By then, we’ll be looking at only a few candidates, maybe just three.

This year, we started out with so many credible candidates, the networks adopted the idea of two debates, one in the afternoon or early evening and the other in prime time.


30 posted on 01/30/2016 2:42:29 PM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: smoothsailing

Iowa uses it’s first in the nation status to lock in the ethanol mandate. Ted Cruz has taken some hits because he didn’t pander to the state on the issue. There’s pluses and minuses to all the rest. Lots of people enjoy being courted, and the business that’s brought to the state, but lots of people dispose the negative ads.


31 posted on 01/30/2016 2:45:44 PM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: jjotto

That’s interesting, with all the media hype, you’d think ther would be a high turnout. Is the weather much of a factor?


32 posted on 01/30/2016 2:53:05 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

The turnout will be fine. It’s the vote that will split multiple ways. Something like 25% or less might win.


33 posted on 01/30/2016 2:56:02 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Nachoman

The whole cast of the Five out there fussing over 30 delegates, too.

You’re right, sheesch


34 posted on 01/30/2016 3:00:06 PM PST by siamesecats (God closes one door, and opens another, to protect us.)
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To: jjotto

So the winner will get 7 or 8 delegates. Seems like alot of effort for such a small reward.


35 posted on 01/30/2016 3:12:11 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Heck, this is the first time the ‘winner’ is guaranteed ANY delegates. Iowa was originally allowed to ‘go first’ because the winner didn’t get anything except bragging rights.


36 posted on 01/30/2016 3:15:44 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto

Now that I knew.

What is impressive is how Iowa has made the most of it. Turning lemons in to lemonade.


37 posted on 01/30/2016 4:11:14 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: Nachoman
It's a hundred million worth of free publicity for the winner...
38 posted on 02/01/2016 7:11:43 PM PST by GOPJ (If the FBI was investigating Cruz for espionage could Rubio call off the press like Sanders did?)
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