Why is CNN measuring the Dem Caucuses by delegates...

Bicoastal

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:32 PM
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Why is CNN measuring the Dem Caucuses by delegates...

...and the GOP Caucuses by VOTES? http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#IA

Am I missing something important about how the two parties caucus?

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RL3AO

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:34 PM
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1. they are completly different

the Dems do not release vote totals, only delegate totals. For the GOP, it goes strictly on popular vote.

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Skinner ADMIN

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:34 PM
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2. Yes, you are missing something important.

The two parties run their caucuses differently. The Dems don't make the raw vote totals available. They only provide the percentages and the delegate counts.

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Donnachaidh

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:35 PM
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6. any known reason why it's done that way?

I'm nosey. Especially as the Dems were giving half percentages, etc., per county.

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Bicoastal

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:38 PM
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8. And why is that, Skinner?

I've never been as caught up in the caucuses as I have been this year. In 2000 I was 17 (and pretty sure Gore would be our candidate) and in 2004 I spent the winter recovering from a serious illness, thus missing out on most of the action.

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durtee librul

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:34 PM
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3. Because Wolfie can't figure out the formula the Dems use...

by his own admission.

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rodeodance

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:34 PM
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4. as far as i can tell, we do not get the individual vote count.

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babylonsister

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:34 PM
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5. ClintonNewsNetwork. That's why. nt

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Patsy Stone

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Thu Jan-03-08 11:36 PM
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7. The delegates are assigned at the precinct level

and they are the measure of success, not total numbers of people. The Republicans have a straight vote, with a much simpler delegate assignment.

That's all I got.

I'd love to see the actual numbers of voters though.

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