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Originally posted by Wonderland
I just need like a basic idea of it.
So does it happen if none of them cross a threshold?
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Okay, so these primaries and caucuses aren't actually about voting for a candidate. It's about voting for delegates who represent your state at the party's national convention. These delegates are then committed to whichever candidate has won, and they go to the convention to cast their vote. To win the nomination, a candidate needs 50% +1 (1237 delegates on the Republican side). If they don't reach that number, then they do more ballots until one candidate reaches the 1237 mark. After that first ballot, the delegates can vote for whomever they choose.
