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DemsUnited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-29-08 09:34 AM
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Interesting MI & FL Math: 50% cut and halving delegates NOT the same
Edited on Thu May-29-08 09:37 AM by DemsUnited
Per MSNBC Chuck Todd's First Read (using Florida as the example) a .5 vote per delegate = 19 delegate net for Clinton while cutting the entire delegation in half = 6 delegate net for Clinton.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/

As for the actual meeting itself, there's one more angle you ought to be aware of: a 50% cut and a halving of the delegates is not the same thing. For instance, if Florida delegates are seated in their entirety, but only have their vote counted as a .5, then Clinton will net approximately 19 delegates out of the state. But if the delegation is cut in half, that's done in every congressional district as well as statewide, then suddenly Clinton's advantage is only a net of six. That's right, the complicated nature of the DNC delegate selection process will be a good reminder to math majors everywhere that a 50% cut is not the same as a halving of an individual number. Go figure...


Note that the RNC cut the MI &FL delegation by 50% as punishment for breaking the RNC rules.
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