With 8411 votes out of 588,844, McCain is awarded all 58 delegates from Missouri. Does that seem right to you?
I very much appreciate, and must ponder/re-read your reply. My first thought on the above portion is that (being from Missouri myself) Missouri is a winner take all state - in fact, I’m thinking that ALL states are, for Republicans - unlike the Dems, we don’t divide delegates or have “super delegates” as a result. The thing about “open vs. closed primaries”, to my understanding, is that anyone can vote in an open one, while in a closed one, only those registered previously of that party, can vote. Please correct/educate me if I’m mistaken.
Yes it is. My point was, with only 1.4% separating the top two, and less than one third of the total vote, do you think it is okay/right that one is awarded all the delegates?
- in fact, I’m thinking that ALL states are, for Republicans -
Nope, that is incorrect. That is what I meant by "various means of delegate selection" in my post above and that breakdown was only for the 19 super Tuesday states.
According to several republican elites I have talked to there is a "central committee" that decides on the rules that govern the primary...at least in my state.
I still have not found out who belongs to this "central committee" and how they obtained the power to set the election. I have some very cynical thoughts on the matter and continue to be stymied at every turn in searching for this info.
See The Green Papers. Scroll through each state and look at the "Delegate Selection" and "Voter Eligibility" in the section just below the state name and above the breakdowns.
You understand the "open vs. closed" primary correctly. Then there is the "modified" primary and the "loophole" primary. You can read up on those by clicking on those words at the Green Papers site. Good luck!