Monthly Archives: April 2016

How Democratic Primary District Votes Get Distorted into Delegates

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Democratic Districts in Primaries usually have 5, 6, or 7 delegates to apportion following votes for two candidates that may be close or far apart.  Here we show how vote differences can be erased or magnified depending whether the district … Continue reading →

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The California Democratic Primary Rules — a Vote Bulldozer or Enhancer

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The California Democratic Primary Rules – a Vote Bulldozer or Enhancer California has the largest number of Democratic delegates, 548, and they may finally come into play in this primary election on June 7, 2016. But most of the delegates, … Continue reading →

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What do Sanders’ Seven Straight Wins Add Up To?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

What do Sanders’ Seven Straight Wins Add Up To? TV and other media like to count wins, as if primaries and caucuses were basketball games where one point could determine the National Championship. Of course, with all of the Democratic … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Democratic Superdelegates

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Importance of Democratic Superdelegates These are my own thoughts, not official party policy or political science. Besides the selection of a Democratic presidential candidate whose policies are favored by Democratic primary or caucus voters, the Democratic Party represents policies, … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Winner-Take-All Strategy

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump’s Winner-Take-All Strategy Donald Trump’s strategy to win the nomination or get very close to it on the first ballot relies on the remaining winner-take-all (WTA) states. We review them here. Using http://thegreenpapers.com data, Trump has 759 delegates of the … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Primary Results and Its Importance

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Wisconsin Primary More Important Than It Seems Republican Primary The Wisconsin primary for the Republicans has 42 delegates out of the 1237 needed to win the nomination. That is only 3.4% or about 1/30th of the delegates needed. It also … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Human Side of Republican Delegate Math

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Hidden Human Side of Delegate Math Even though we think we know the math that selects the Republican presidential candidate, this weekend it became clear that much is going on behind the scenes in delegate selection and wooing. This … Continue reading →

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Trump and Cruz on Nuclear Matters

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Dennis SILVERMAN

  Now that being stop-Trump is the Republican emphasis, everything he says is taken as a radical invention or a show of political ignorance. On closer examination, all of those issues have been questioned in the past, or backed by … Continue reading →

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