McCain 1003 (891 pledged)
Huckabee 223 (210 pledged)
Romney 181 (124 pledged)
Mitt Romney
Delegate Total*
255
Pledged: 255
Unpledged RNC*: 0
Mike Huckabee
Delegate Total*
247
Pledged: 244
Unpledged RNC*: 3
McCain 1205
Romney 255
Huckabee 247
It’s all about who is counting the votes.
Most people count the votes of delegates who were CHOSEN by the candidates, even when those delegates were not specifically required by law to vote a certain way.
And most people count the votes of delegates who indicated firm support for a candidate, even if they were not compelled by law to vote for the candidate.
None of it matters now. Unless you expect us all to rally around Ron Paul to stop McCain, he will earn virtually all the pledged delegates from here on out.
McCain 1260
Romney 272
Huck 270
It all depends on who you ask. RCP is better than CNN. When Romney was ahead in the delegate count from Wyoming to Florida for over a month CNN was fudging the numbers and not mentioning that he was the frontrunner.