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Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:00 AM

Did Obama win the Nevada delegate count?

His campaign says he won 13 delegates to Clinton's 12, though she won the popular vote.
Joan Walsh

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  • Saturday, January 19, 2008 05:28 PM

    Delegate Count

    I think it is significant that Obama supporters are pointing out how the delegates are counted in Nevada. If Obama did win the rural counties then I think it's logical to say that Obama would be a better candidate nationally, because we have the undemocratic Electoral College. The issue is not whether the weighting factor is fair in Nevada (in my opinion it is not), the issue is the correlation of Nevadans' vote to the Electoral College.

    We have to live with the Electoral College in 2008!

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