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Edited on Mon Feb-04-08 05:48 PM by Kurt_and_Hunter
Because of the way delegates are apportioned it is impossible for voters to determine the nominee unless Hillary or Barack utterly implode.
Say Hillary or Barack come out of tomorrow with a BIG win... we would still be looking at one of the other with a lead of 100-200 delegates out of a full half of the process. And the primaries going forward will not be any more decisive. Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania are going to divvy up delegates the same way... 50 to 45, 73 to 66, etc.
Assuming the two candidates stay within the 60%-40% range there will be no bigs moves in delegates, and at this point nobody as any real hope of gaining a majority of delegates from primary voters because there are 750ish (I forget the number) Super Delegates.
So it is 100% that, for good or ill, Super Delegates will decide the nomination.
I will be disgusted if either candidate wins the actual voted-on delegates but loses the nomination, and I want to be on record saying that before we know which candidate benefits in different scenarios.
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