Politics: How does hillary clinton have more total delegates than obama (169-66), many from states that have yet to hold their primaries?
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ANSWERS: 4
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It's just a guess -- who ever is "guessing" delegates is assigning delegates from states where they haven't voted yet, but polls show Hillary in the lead. Watch, the numbers will change over time.
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This is because there are delegates and super delegates. Superdelegates have already for the most part assigned their vote. Thse are members of Democratic National Commitee. They are people like Governors and congress men and women. Currently Clinton and Obama are tied for Delages when considering only delegates based on states delegates that have been assigned based upon vots.
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Sen. Barack Obama won 25 delegates in South Carolina's Democratic primary, narrowing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in the race for the nomination. Clinton won 12 delegates and former Sen. John Edwards won eight. All of the South Carolina delegates have been awarded. Obama has won the most delegates at stake in the primaries and caucuses held so far. But Clinton leads the overall race for the nomination because she has the support of more superdelegates, a group of about 800 party and elected officials who automatically get to attend the national convention this summer. Superdelegates are free to support whomever they choose, regardless of what happens in the primaries. Most superdelegates remain undecided. But among those who have endorsed a candidate, Clinton has the lead. In the overall race for the nomination, Clinton has 249 delegates, followed by Obama with 167 delegates and Edwards with 58. A total of 2,025 delegates are needed to secure the Democratic nomination
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More people voted for her than Obama but in the U.S. that does not mean anything. Super delegates (Privileged individuals) get to choose the democratic nominee. Its the Rich mans way. Money rules!
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