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To: LS
From CNN.com

While there are no superdelegates in the Republican race for president, there are a number of Republican National Committee officials who essentially have similar voting privileges at the nominating convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in September.

A total of 123 RNC members -- state party chairs and RNC committeemen and committeewomen -- from 35 states, D.C., and the territories are "unpledged," meaning they are free to support any candidate at the convention.

Voting RNC members
Mitt Romney: 6
Mike Huckabee: 3
Rudy Giuliani: 1
Unpledged: 123

1,200 delegate votes needed to win the GOP presidential nod

An overwhelming majority of the RNC-member delegates CNN contacted were either undecided or are remaining neutral. Although the 123 unpledged RNC-member delegates make up a small fraction of the roughly 1,200 delegate votes needed to win the GOP presidential nod, support from these RNC-member delegates could play a decisive role in a close race for the nomination.

16 posted on 01/04/2008 11:55:45 AM PST by redgirlinabluestate (www.MittReport.com)
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To: redgirlinabluestate

So how many delegates did each guy win last night?


17 posted on 01/04/2008 11:57:34 AM PST by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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