The primaries are not really about “winners” and “losers,” although it is true that wining them gets one closer to getting the nomination. The important thing is gaining delegates to the national convention, where the candidate is officially nominated.
Frankly, I think the whole process stinks as a way to pick presidential nominees. The importance of the caucus and primary system to me is in the election of local party officials and the passing of resolutions that guide party policy and the party’s platform.
Because of the intricacies of the primary and caucus process, it is impossible to know exactly how many delegates each candidate has on his side. If you want to know more about the process (ordeal?), Wikipedia has pretty good explanations. Some folks there are also doing a good job in reporting on the results in a systematic way.
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