I didn’t throw out Santorum’s delegates. Nothing slick about it. JUST THE FACTS, as they relate to the Delegate Count right now. Do you need me to explain what a non-binding delegate is and what it means to the candidate?
Now he may end up getting them in the end, but as of right now they are not SOLID in his camp.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/republican_delegate_count.html
From the Missouri Secretary of State- -The February 7th “beauty contest” primary will not count for delegates toward the 2012 GOP convention. The Missouri Republican Party will hold a caucus on March 17th which will determine the delegates sent to the 2012 GOP convention
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/MO-R#0421
The delegates in attendance at each caucus alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor and, if so, how it is to be applied.
Iowa-http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-R#0616
The delegates in attendance at each County Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor and, if so, how it is to be applied.
Colorado- http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/CO-R#0414
Delegates selected at the Precinct Caucuses may (but are not required to) declare their Presidential Preference.
Wyoming- http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/WY-R#0412
The participants at each County Convention alone determine if presidential preference is to be a factor in such choices and, if so, how it is to be applied. All delegates are officially unbound.
You stated we should only consider solid delegates, so yes, you are throwing out 85 percent of his delegates.
It’s a bit self-serving, don’t you think? The Actual delegate count is much more telling.