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To: freedomwarrior998

Go ahead make me feel better. How has Obama won the delegate count in TX?


1,242 posted on 03/04/2008 7:37:51 PM PST by Signalman
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To: Bobkk47

FW will probably be more thourough. The election only places about 65% of the delegates. The other 35% come from the cacuses and they are held by county. There are more black dominated counties than hispanic giving the tilt to Obama.


1,257 posted on 03/04/2008 7:40:56 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Hillary Clinton - It's OBAMAS Party and She'll Cry if She Wants to?)
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To: Bobkk47
Go ahead make me feel better. How has Obama won the delegate count in TX?

The Dems award their delegates in Texas by Senate District. The number of Delegates in each district are awarded based on the number of democratic votes in the prior election.

Hence, Obama Senate Districts (Houston, Austin, Dallas) which have high Black Populations get more delegates than the Hispanic Districts.

Not to mention Texas has a Caucus as well, which Obama is running away with.

Net result is that Obama gets more delegates from the Caucus and more delegates from the primary.

EVEN IF Hillary! wins the popular vote 51%-48%

Simply put, she didn't get the vote totals that she needed.

1,258 posted on 03/04/2008 7:41:07 PM PST by freedomwarrior998
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