LIVE THREAD Super Tuesday 2008

5 February 2008

[SE Mom]

Here we go...

The Democrat nominee needs 2,025 to win.

The Republican nominee needs 1,191 to win.

[Proud2BeRight]

Question about the Illinois primary:

As I understand it from listening to WLS today, the vote for the GOP presidential candidate means NOTHING. It is the votes for their corresponding delegate that counts. True?

If so, I will vote for Fred (a feel good vote) but select the Romney delegates.

[CindyDawg]

Who ever yall vote for...vote your conscious and DON’T TALK TO THE EXIT POLLERS.

[CindyDawg]

Praying for America.

[austinaero]

I’m looking at the Weather Channel right now and it seems OK may be getting some serious weather. Hopefully there will be enough of a break for people to get out and exercise their Constitutional rights!

[Digital Sniper]

Oooooo! COLD! I got frostbite off that one!! YEE-OUCH!

Thanks! :-)

[modest proposal]

I did my duty this morning and voted for romney cause i want to keep obama and hillary out.

a group of people at the front tried to give me an obama door hanger and i said ‘i’m sorry i don’t support obama’.

>:<

[modest proposal]

I did my duty this morning and voted for romney cause i want to keep obama and hillary out.

a group of people at the front tried to give me an obama door hanger and i said ‘i’m sorry i don’t support obama’.

>:<

[omega4179]

You did the right thing. 20 years od settling for lesser evils has left us with a rigged election and 3 trillion budget.

[SE Mom]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/il/illinois_republican_primary-352.html

I don’t know about the Illinois Republican delegate count- but some states do it the way you outlined.

[retrokitten]

2 votes for Romney in IL district 13!

(me and my husband! We don’t live in Cook County :-))

[icwhatudo]

[bmwcyle]

There is hope on the left. Hope that they in their communist utopia.

[retrokitten]

I wanted to add, it was PACKED! I’ve never seen it so crowded even for a presidential election. I passed another polling place on my way into work and the parking lot was also packed.

[kalee]

"Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" –Proverbs 27:1

[fireforeffect]

Just voted for Mitt Romney.

I also voted for all of FRED’s delegates.

Forgot that Tennessee allows you to split your vote that way. Of course the Party Central Committee will assign McCain delegates to the at large positions.

[SE Mom]

Interesting. From what we’re seeing- the lines are likely for the Dems- they are extremely enthused this year :(

Also just heard on MSNBC there are lines in the cold rain at polling places in Missouri...

[deport]

I've always wondered what the delegate count is based upon?

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Below is the Republican delegate allocation. I'll just give the link to the Democratic allocation. The Green Papers web site contains one of the best resources I've found for info on present and past Presidential elections....

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Delegate Allocation

Republican Delegate Allocation. (Reference Rule 13 of "The Rules of the Republican Party")

• For Jurisdictions with Constitutionally Elected Members of Congress:
  • 10 At-Large delegates from each state, that is, 5 at-large delegates for each U.S. Senator.
  • 3 District delegates for each U.S. Representative.
• For Jurisdictions without Constitutionally Elected Members of Congress:
  • 6 at-large delegates from American Samoa.
  • 16 at-large delegates from the District of Columbia.
  • 6 at-large delegates from Guam.
  • 6 at-large delegates from the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • 20 at-large delegates from Puerto Rico.
  • 6 at-large delegates from Virgin Islands.
• For all Jurisdictions - 3 party leaders: the national committeeman, the national committee woman, and the chairman of the state Republican Party.
• Bonus Delegates
  • 2004 Bonus: States casting a majority of their 2004 Electoral Votes for the Republican Candidate receive 4.5 + 0.60 × the Jurisdiction's Total 2004 Electoral Vote bonus delegates. Should the District of Columbia cast the majority of their electoral votes for the Republican Candidate, the District will receive 4.5 + (0.30 × 16) bonus delegates. (Round any fractions UP to the next integer.)
  • U.S. Senate: Award 1 bonus delegate for each Republican Senator elected in the 6 year period (November 5, 2002, November 2, 2004, November 7, 2006) prior to January 1, 2008. (Limit 2)
  • Governor States electing a Republican Governor between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit: 1)
  • U.S. House: States electing Republicans to 50% or more of the their U.S. House seats between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1)
  • One Chamber: States electing a Republican majority to one chamber of the state legislature (OR the legislature is presided over by a Republican) receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1).
  • All Chambers: States electing a Republican majority to all chambers of the state legislature (or all chambers are presided over by a Republican) between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 receive 1 bonus delegate. (Limit 1).

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Democratic allocations

The Green Papers

[khnyny]

John McCain had Leiberman on one side of him this am and Charlie Crist on the other. Guiliani was there too. I think that about says it all.

Vote for Romney!!

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[Ingtar]

I voted for Huckabee. Then I voted for 8 Huckabee delegates, 6 Fred delegates, and one uncommitted. I voted for the delegates I trust to decide things if this thing ends up brokered. They were all on Thompson’s and Huckabee’s slates, except the lone county uncommitted.

(Tennessee)