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As I watched last night I contemplated this math. IF (big if I Know) all three trailing candidates Bush ,Carson and Kasich withdraw before Super Tuesday and throw {(If their voters would follow direction,)} their combined 22.6 percent of the vote to Rubio to add to his 22.5 you would have 45.1 to beat Trump Super Tuesday.
More probable they will ,when the three do drop out, have their voters split more or less evenly between Cruz and Rubio and more then a few jumping on the Trump band wagon because it is human nature to go with the winner.

vtsnowedin wrote:...especially on the Democratic side where Hillary has enough "Super delegates" bought off to make her a shoe in.

clv101 wrote:

vtsnowedin wrote:...especially on the Democratic side where Hillary has enough "Super delegates" bought off to make her a shoe in.

How does that work?

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In United States politics, a "superdelegate" is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention or Republican National Convention that is seated automatically and chooses who they want to vote for. DNC superdelegates include distinguished party leaders and elected officials, including all Democratic members of the House and Senate and sitting Democratic governors. Other superdelegates are chosen during the primary season. Democratic superdelegates are free to support any candidate for the nomination. This contrasts with convention delegates that are selected based on the party primaries and caucuses in each U.S. state, in which voters choose among candidates for the party's presidential nomination.

Although "superdelegate" was originally coined and created to describe this type of Democratic delegate, the term has become widely used to describe these delegates in both parties,[1] even though it is not an official term used by either party.

For Democrats, superdelegates fall into two categories:

delegates seated based on other positions they hold, who are formally described (in Rule 9.A) as "unpledged party leader and elected official delegates"[2] (unpledged PLEO delegates); and
additional unpledged delegates selected by each state party (in a fixed predetermined number), who are formally described (in Rule 9.B) as "unpledged add-on delegates" and who need not hold any party or elected position before their selection as delegates.[2]

For Republicans, there are generally three unpledged delegates in each state, consisting of the state chairman and two RNC committee members. However, according to the RNC communications director Sean Spicer, convention rules obligate those RNC members to vote according to the result of primary elections held in their states. [3]

A common criticism is that unpledged delegates could potentially swing the results to nominate a candidate that did not receive the majority of votes during the primaries.

Lord Beria3 wrote:Whilst Trump is not my ideal candidate, if it is a toss up between Trump and Clinton, I will be backing Trump.

Trump is a pragmatist who is to a certain extent playing to the crowd, however, I support his core policies which are in America's national interest;

1) heavily restricting Islamic immigration into the States (which is what will get passed by Congress if he gets in) - the shutdown ploy is a classic Trumpist negotiating tactic.

2) introducing tariffs on Chinese goods and prioritizing American manufacturing - in a era when industrial civilization is in decline, it is in America's self-interest to get strategically self-sufficient again.

3) end illegal immigration into the States by building a wall on the southern border. This will raise wages of blue-collar Americans who deserve a break after decades of flat lining wage growth. if you aren't legally allowed in the States, don't try and enter!

4) America must get the hell out of these Third World Muslim wars. Trump will prioritize core American interests, start a strategic relationship with Russia and stop pussy footing around Saudi Arabia and Turkey over their covert support of ISIS.

5) Even better, Trump hopefully will back a restoration of Assad to rule, who is the best guarantee of a multi-religious, secular and stable Syria where religious minorities like the Christians won't be slaughtered by Islamic nutters.