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To: NAG1 who wrote (61344)	4/24/2008 8:23:46 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 542155

The 2025 total to win is an adjusted figure; it was 2200-something before. That has been true since the Fl and MI delegates were invalidated.

To: NAG1 who wrote (61344)	4/24/2008 9:45:59 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542155

Did the Democrats negate the Michigan and Florida delegates but not adjust the total needed to win the nomination? I recall reading they have adjusted the count.

To: NAG1 who wrote (61344)	4/24/2008 11:14:37 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542155

>>The Republicans, I believe, allowed each delegate from Michigan and Florida to count for half a vote at the convention. I also believe that they came up with this before McCain became the frontrunner so it is analogous to what was going on with Democrats at the time.<< Neal - I don't see how that would work with the MI and FL Democratic Primaries, where neither candidate campaigned in either state, and where Obama's name was not even on the ballot in Michigan. Giving each Michigan delegate a half vote would not be fair, unless you award Obama all the votes for "other". As for Florida, the half vote solution would be closer to fair. However, if Obama had campaigned there, he would have been very likely to do better in the state, so the proportional delegate count would have been different. The whole situation is just a stupid mess. - Allen