Posted by Jed Lewison on Wed Mar 12, 2008 at 7:37 PM Pacific

A ten delegate swing in Mississippi

PocketNines concurs that Clinton's Mississippi Republicans could have cost Obama as many as 10 net delegates (costing him 5, and giving Clinton 5). Here's the numbers:

Could be as high as a 24-9 split that was lost.

Obama just short of 62.5% (62.166%) statewide for 3-1 PLEO.
Obama short of 64.286% (62.166%) statewide for 5-2 at-large.
Obama just short of bare majority in CD 1 (48.5%) for 3-2.
Obama short of 70.0% (66.7%) in CD 3 for 4-1.
Obama short of 78.6% (76.8%) in CD 2 for 6-1.

Obama barely kept a bare majority (50.5%) in CD 4.

That is a huge number. Clinton's Mississippi Republicans may have cost Obama more delegates than she won on March 4.

What a process for picking a presidential nominee, eh? And isn't it ironic that we now need superdelegates to step up to the plate to defend our right to choose a nominee?

A ten delegate swing in Mississippi

PocketNines concurs that Clinton's Mississippi Republicans could have cost Obama as many as 10 net delegates (costing him 5, and giving Clinton 5). Here's the numbers:

Could be as high as a 24-9 split that was lost.

Obama just short of 62.5% (62.166%) statewide for 3-1 PLEO.
Obama short of 64.286% (62.166%) statewide for 5-2 at-large.
Obama just short of bare majority in CD 1 (48.5%) for 3-2.
Obama short of 70.0% (66.7%) in CD 3 for 4-1.
Obama short of 78.6% (76.8%) in CD 2 for 6-1.

Obama barely kept a bare majority (50.5%) in CD 4.

That is a huge number. Clinton's Mississippi Republicans may have cost Obama more delegates than she won on March 4.

What a process for picking a presidential nominee, eh? And isn't it ironic that we now need superdelegates to step up to the plate to defend our right to choose a nominee?

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