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The Reno Gazette-Journal's lead story talks about how Hillary Clinton won the Nevada Democratic caucus, but rival Barack Obama laid claim to one more delegate to the national convention. Anjeanette Damon explains the scenario in her blog.
NV caucus: More Votes? Delegates?
(via Reno Gazette-Journal ) · January 20, 2008 · 3:45 AM
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Anjeanette who's obviously pro-Clinton, is trying to parse the truth. But the facts are there - if you say Hillary won the NV caucus, then you're saying George Bush Sr. won Bill Clinton in 1992.
It's the same rule as Iowa and NH. That's how Hillary had more delegates than EDWARDS in Iowa, even though he came 2nd and she was 3rd.
Not so fast, Zeke!
Dem turnout is high because Obama-mania. GOP turnout is low because those folks are not excited by their candidates. Just wait till Hillary becomes the nominee. Every crazy Republican will come out of the woodwork to prevent a third Clinton term, and Independents will flock to McCain.
It's been updated on Clinton News Network. Obama: 13 delegates, Clinton: 12 delegates.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primari...
It's Nevada!
There is still a debate on the delegates. The Democratic Party says: Clinton has 13 & Obama 12. Obama is getting a little arrogant too early in the game. Clinton won NV. Edwards would have won NV if the 2 largest unions would have had a backbone and endorsed him earlier as planned and not have done a 360 to endorse who they THOUGHT would be a winner!!! They are to blame for Edwards low percentage of votes because John Edwards could have carried us into a world of positive change!!!
No elected delegate is held to the candidate they caucused for until the final delegates are elected in April at the State Convention.
So, come April, ALL the delegates could be for Obama, or for Clinton, or for Edwards. Any speculation from now until April means little.
That's why the Republicans didn't bother with Nevada. As McCain said, "It's just a popularity contest right now."
Geesh.. doesn't anyone research facts anymore??
The elected delegate or alternate is not held to the candidate but why would they switch? They are voted in by confidants of that candidate. It is not done in the Democratic Party unless someone drops from the race that has delegates. Like Biden and Dodd dropped out if they have delegates they would be free to choose who they wanted.
That is why you hear the candidates talk about their delegates they have won. They count and keep track. They have to have 2005 to win the nomination of the Democratic party.
After reading that brilliant speech today by Barack, I came across this...
"Hillary, Barack, Experience" Nicholas Kristof - The New York Times
"Alternatively, look at the five presidents since 1900 with perhaps the most political experience when taking office: William McKinley, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. They had great technical skills — but not one was among our very greatest presidents....
...The Democrats with the greatest Washington expertise — Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson — have already been driven from the race. And the presidential candidate left standing with the greatest experience by far is Mr. McCain; if Mrs. Clinton believes that’s the criterion for selecting the next president, she might consider backing him."
The speech is at barackobama.com and politico.com.
Nevada, you got the delegates right but the wrong person is on the front page.
Why wasn't anyone required to show ID? Not even people who were registered to vote had to show proof of ID.
Let's not even get into whether illegal aliens were allowed to caucus. Especially since it now seems to be part of why Harry Reid wanted these at-large caucuses. Clever, clever, clever.
It's like all Nevadans who played along with the State Party to pretend to have a real caucus were just pawns for the Clintons coronation.