8 February 2012, 7:43 pm
Will someone please explain how they decide who gets how many delegates????? I don't understand at all.... Iowa: Rick Santorum 24.6% = 13 Delegates Mitt Romney 24.5% = 12 Delegates Ron Paul 21.4% = 0 Delegates (why did he get no delegates when he was so close???) Nevada: Mitt Romeny 50.1% = 14 Delegates Newt 21.1 % = 6 Ron Paul 18.8% = 5 Rick Santorum 10% = 3 (In this case, Romney was the clear winner yet the delegates were spread up...unlike in Minnesota) Minnesota: Rick Santorum 44.9% = 37 Delegates Ron Paul 27.1% = 0 Delegates... (Like in Nevada, there is a clear winner, HOWEVER in Nevada some delegates were still split up, whereas in this case Rick received them ALL???) PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW THEY DECIDE HOW MANY DELEGATES A CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE / HOW THEY DECIDED WHO RECEIVED WHAT IN THE ABOVE CASES.... Thanks... Read More »