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Democratic Primaries

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4. Magic number is still 1991 (non-super) delegates

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 05:42 AM

Mar 2020

Joe has not yet racked up the necessary delegates to lock in the nomination.

Primaries are the only way to get there before the Convention.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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when can the super delegates start trowing them in to help Joe go over the top [View all] demtenjeep Mar 2020 OP

Only if he doesn't get enough delegates on the first ballot. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

Second round of voting at convention SiliconValley_Dem Mar 2020 #2

Yep Aquaria Mar 2020 #3

Magic number is still 1991 (non-super) delegates jxla Mar 2020 #4

that might change. ucrdem Mar 2020 #6

I don't think there is anything stopping them from pledging now. boston bean Mar 2020 #5

they already do this Celerity Mar 2020 #8

As of now, they don't vote until the second ballot. MineralMan Mar 2020 #7