Post by Logan on Mar 17, 2016 0:50:49 GMT -6
WASHINGTON — Hoosier voters, who are used to sitting on the sidelines as presidential candidates are chosen, will have a say in the nominating process after all.
Even if Republican front-runner Donald Trump sweeps the nine states that conduct contests before Indiana’s May 3 primary, he won’t have enough delegates to secure the nomination.
On the Democratic side, front-runner Hillary Clinton could win enough delegates from the 14 states still to vote before Indiana. But to secure a majority, she would need to win a greater share of those delegates than she has taken in contests thus far.
Here’s a look at where things stand:
How many contests have been conducted?
Both sides have awarded a little more than half their delegates to their national conventions. Republicans have 19 contests remaining before their July convention. Indiana has the fifth-largest pot of GOP delegates left (57), after California, New York, Pennsylvania and Arizona.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/16/hoosier-votes-likely-matter-presidential-contest/81877296/
Even if Republican front-runner Donald Trump sweeps the nine states that conduct contests before Indiana’s May 3 primary, he won’t have enough delegates to secure the nomination.
On the Democratic side, front-runner Hillary Clinton could win enough delegates from the 14 states still to vote before Indiana. But to secure a majority, she would need to win a greater share of those delegates than she has taken in contests thus far.
Here’s a look at where things stand:
How many contests have been conducted?
Both sides have awarded a little more than half their delegates to their national conventions. Republicans have 19 contests remaining before their July convention. Indiana has the fifth-largest pot of GOP delegates left (57), after California, New York, Pennsylvania and Arizona.
Read more: www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/16/hoosier-votes-likely-matter-presidential-contest/81877296/
