tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post7642499807552836196..comments2024-01-26T01:52:53.198-05:00Comments on PolySigh: Delegate MathPhilip Klinknerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15559722693896372701noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-46674185878834452042008-02-01T16:24:00.000-05:002008-02-01T16:24:00.000-05:00The LA Times has now posted a map with the number ...The LA Times has now posted a map with the number of delegates allocated in California's congressional districts [<A HREF="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-020108-me-me-calprofile-a,0,3554002.acrobat" REL="nofollow">PDF</A>].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-49823675025101886212008-01-30T16:49:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:49:00.000-05:00Matt--What can I say, I'm an Americanist so I'm pr...Matt--What can I say, I'm an Americanist so I'm pretty ignorant of proportional systems (among many other things). As for finding out how many delegates are in a CD, I'd check with the California Dems.Philip Klinknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559722693896372701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990055.post-27986421116104838722008-01-30T16:44:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:44:00.000-05:00whether a congressional district has an odd or an ...<I>whether a congressional district has an odd or an even number of delegates matters. Unless in the unlikely event that one candidate wins in a landslide, districts with an even number of delegates are likely to allocate them 50-50.</I><BR/><BR/><B>Phil, those of us who study proportional systems for a living have known that for some time.<BR/><BR/>:-)</B><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks for point out the relevance of this for the current contest. Now, how can I find out the number of delegates my congressional district has? It matters for my vote, because if I thought my district could give the extra delegate to Obama, I'd vote for him. Otherwise, I'm with Gravel (now that Edwards is out of the running for the statewide delegates allocated to candidates with 15%).<BR/><BR/>I assume my district (very safe Republican) has 3 delegates, but I don't know. <BR/><BR/>And then there is the problem of no CD-level polling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com