Meanwhile, helping to prolong the Democratic battle over delegates — instead of advocating that they simply not be counted, as the current rules require — could be the governor's way of making trouble for the Democrats on behalf of Mr. McCain.
That August, however, President Lyndon B. Johnson turned to Humphrey to broker another deal at a Democratic convention, this time playing the opposite role: selling out a group of Mississippi civil rights activists who had hoped to be seated as delegates instead of the racist "regular" Democrats.
In a departure from tradition, the party's new leader would be chosen by convention delegates instead of Liberal caucus members at the legislature.
Adding to the confusion is the system used by the Iowa Democratic Party to pick a winner in these caucuses, which is based on "state delegate equivalents" instead of actual votes.
Instead of a diabolical plot, it has a mess of intentions and delegated responsibilities; instead of villains, it features buffoons; instead of master plans, it has muck, which Harding calls "improvisation".
In Georgia, Mr. Santorum has fallen below the 20 percent threshold that would allow him to be eligible to win statewide delegates, instead projecting to 19 percent of the vote.
On July 10th, one day after Mr Balmelli's appointment, Mr Lugo failed to attend a major convention of 800 PLRA delegates, instead preferring a walk-about in a slum area of Asunción, the capital, which further irritated Mr Franco and his supporters.There has been much media speculation about the possible reasons for Mr Lugo's behaviour towards Mr Franco.
Delegates, instead, are directly elected by the voters in each of the Congressional districts there, although the ballot indicates to voters which candidate these delegates would support.
Some delegates complained that instead of the usual five-star hospitalities, they were having to put up with establishments which were "little more than B&Bs".
