I still don’t understand how the Times is doing their count. For example, they show Romney with 23 michigan votes. But the michigan contest did not do a final assignment of delegates. And Michigan DID just do their assignment, and McCain got most of them.
Louisiana just did an assignment of delegates as well, and McCain got most of them.
At least they recognized that Iowa hasn’t assigned any delegates yet.
I still don’t understand how the Times is doing their count.
The count varies depending how the group doing it interperts the formulas or the intent of the state. I think the most unknown factor is the 579 unpledged delegates of which I suspect most will follow the party line come convention time.
The Greenpapers has a detail by state showing McCain with a total of 866 delegates at this time and a total of 1032 left to be decided. They show Louisiana as uncommitted and Michigan scattered among the candidates...
In any case a brokered convention has a very slim chance of occuring unless something really drastic happens to McCain between now and then, imo. We will be stuck with him for good or worse.
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P08/R-HS.phtml