The phrase "a delegate hunt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where individuals are searching for or selecting delegates for a specific purpose, such as a conference or meeting.
Example: "The organization is planning a delegate hunt to find representatives for the upcoming international summit."
Alternatives: "delegate search" or "delegate selection".
Though the Democratic race is shaping up to be a protracted delegate hunt, a popular-vote victory in California would be an important symbolic prize to either candidate.
It has one of the largest and most active donor lists in American politics, which could help finance a long delegate hunt for either candidate.
Perhaps it will all come down to Puerto Rico, on June 7th.In this section A fighter in search of an opponent The great delegate hunt begins Reprints Related items America's election: Half-way thereFeb 7th 2008Or even the convention itself.
While the Trump campaign in early March hired a number of veteran operatives who had previously worked for Republican rival Ben Carson to help prepare for a contested convention, the delegate hunt had not been prioritized to the extent that other campaigns, like that of Ted Cruz, had done.
Sanders's campaign for president has sent progressives in search of friendlier media, especially since he fell prohibitively behind Hillary Clinton in the delegate hunt.
Obama's campaign now argues that she must not only win those states but win by margins big enough to make substantial progress in the delegate hunt.
The party's new delegate system is a major contributor to the prolonged nature of the contest, along with the advent of supportive and well-financed "super PACs" that have helped Mr. Romney's competitors stay in the delegate hunt when their candidacies might otherwise have withered without enough cash.
Clinton advisers view both Ohio and Texas as must-win contests in order to catch up with Mr. Obama in the delegate hunt and persuade superdelegates and donors that her candidacy is viable.
Finally, Mr. Devine states that the superdelegates should support the candidate "who has proved to be the strongest in the contest that matters — not the inside game of the delegate hunt, but the outside contest of ideas and inspiration, where hope can battle with experience".
