How hard can it be to figure out how many delegates each candidate has?<br>Here are the delegate results from three different news sites. <br>All three include Superdelegates.<br>Why such a discrepancy?<br><br>ABC news: Obama 1360 delegates, Clinton 1272 delegates.<br>CNN : Obama1319 delegates, Clinton 1250 delegates.<br>AP: Obama 1362.5 delegates, Clinton 1266.5 delegates. (Clinton's half delegate came from the global primary sponsored by the Democrats Abroad).<br><br>
#346690 - 02/23/0812:01 AMRe: How many delegates does Obama have?
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"(Clinton's half delegate came from the global primary sponsored by the Democrats Abroad)."<br><br>Which I participated in, hee. We have to stop meeting like this Topper.<br><br>We are what we repeatedly do. -Aristotle
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#346693 - 02/23/0801:30 AMRe: How many delegates does Obama have?
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I've heard pollsters and strategists say that the AP count is the most accurate because they back up their superdelegate count with reporting. The rest just crunch numbers.<br><br>-- Cee Bee Double-U
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