![]() The one remaining winner-take-all state is Missouri with 58 delegates It is likely to be a major Super Tuesday battleground, especially because the large number of evangelical Christians there means it is a prime target for Mike Huckabee as well.īy contrast, Democrats are big fans of "proportionality" - if you win a certain percentage in a state - 25 percent in most cases - you're going to get some delegates. Mitt Romney is a cinch to win Utah with its 36 delegates. Even before Giuliani's expected withdrawal today, McCain had strong leads in all those states throw in Delaware, and McCain's home state of Arizona, and it means that McCain will almost surely gain 250 delegates without breaking a sweat. ![]() Back when Rudy Giuliani was riding high, his supporters pushed through rule changes to make New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut winner-take-all. Seven states in the GOP use the winner-take-all system and it's very good news for John McCain. Republicans permit states to give all their delegates to the candidate who wins the statewide race Democrats haven't permitted this since the raucous 1972 convention fight over California's winner-take-all process. ![]() So here's an attempt to clear up the picture a bit by offering three points worth remembering. How do you - and we - keep score? How do you - and we -know what to look for? Which states are likely to matter most? And how the candidates intend to campaign? Twenty two (or maybe 24, depending on how you count) states will be holding primaries or caucuses under rules that are radically different between parties and even between states within the parties. ![]()
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