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Thread #107800   Message #2240288
Posted By: Azizi
19-Jan-08 - 07:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: Nevada Caucus Snafu
Subject: RE: BS: Nevada Caucus Snafu
Repost from :
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=272881

"OBAMA WINS MOST NEVADA DELEGATES...Barack Obama may have won the most delegates in Saturday's Nevada Caucus, even though Hillary Clinton bested his statewide turnout by about six points.

A source with knowledge of the Nevada Democratic Party's projections told The Nation that under the arcane weighting system, Obama would win 13 national convention delegates and Clinton would win 12 delegates. The state party has not released an official count yet.

Barack Obama released an official statement celebrating a delegate victory. "We came from over twenty-five points behind to win more national convention delegates than Hillary Clinton because we performed well all across the state, including rural areas where Democrats have traditionally struggled," he said. "

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If my understanding of what happened is correct, the reason why Obama got more delegates than Clinton is because he won more rural caucases than she did.