There are 2,286 delegates at stake in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries, that figure means that one candidate must accumulate 50% plus one in order to become the nominee, or 1144 delegates. ONLY 1,034 out of 2,286 delegates have been allocated so far, 101 of them unbound. So have any of the candidates reached the magic number? As of April 6th, the RNC had Romney’s pledged delegate at 573 or half of needed delegates.
Romney is NOT the nominee, far from it. He only won 4 million votes out of 11.5 million, or 41% of the total. 59% of the voters in primaries voted against him.
Posted by Anne N on April 18, 2012:
“Just called the RNC to request removal from the mailing list. If you want to do the same, here is the number:
202.863.8500
When they asked why, I said the GOP has gone too far in pushing Romney on us and the conservative base has had enough, especially now with this meeting Friday between Romney and state Chairs for “victory lap” when, in fact, this primary is far from over.”