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Originally Posted by Chest Rockwell
In our precinct, candidates earned a delegate for every 15 people supporting them. So for example, 60 people would earn 4 delegates, but 74 people would earn 4 delegates as well. This must be how more votes could equate to equal or less delegates.
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I heard on MSNBC what also attributed to Obama's higher delegate count is that he won a lot of the rural areas, which are sparesely populated but still get some delegates.
I also heard that some states, such as Florida, award all the delegates to the winner. Should be an interesting season....
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