Speaking of delegates, CNN says McCain gets 13 and Huckabee gets 3

[oberliner]

And that is with McCain only winning by three percentage points.

Explain that one!

[Joanne98]

1. it's funny that the christians are getting screwed by the war machine

they helped create.

[dkf]

2. Oh but nobody got delegates in Nevada yet right?

How can CNN say such a thing?

[oberliner]

4. I think it has something to do with SC being a primary and NV being a caucus

The whole thing is very confusing to me,

[ruggerson]

3. Because we have different rules than the Republicans

We award delegates proportionately.

Repubs have a lot of winner take all counties.

[oberliner]

5. I really think there ought to be a more straightforward system

The more scrutiny the specifics of this electoral process gets, the less it holds up in my opinion.

[dkf]

6. Oh good grief. This is ridiculous.

Seriously, we need a third party so we can get rid of all this archaic set up.

[Frances]

7. I'd prefer a popular vote too

Gore would have been in the White House if we'd had a popular vote.

However, a 3rd party would make no difference whatsoever in the election rules.

Ross Perot did very well in 1992, but he didn't affect the voting setup whatsoever.

[dkf]

8. Just a third party to get rid of the primary process

and start fresh.

For the General it wouldn't matter.

[Frances]

9. I do not understand why you think a third party would get

rid of the primary process. There was a big fight for Ross Perot's party's nomination after Perot stopped running on that ticket. In other words, the third party has a primary too.