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He quickly followed, however, with a detailed analysis of delegate allocation.
Barack Obama's superior understanding of delegate allocation was the determining factor.
Ultimately the fine points of delegate allocation may have little to do with how this nomination is decided.
Putnam: The calendar has entered an extended period of only sporadic contests that will stretch on in fits and starts of delegate allocation between now and the beginning of June.
McCain does well in big states (California, New York, New Jersey, New York, Florida) which all but guarantees him the nomination (due to the Republican winner-take-all system of delegate allocation).
The field narrowed to a duel between Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton after early contests, with the race remaining close throughout the primary process but with Obama gaining a steady lead in pledged delegates due to better long-range planning, superior fundraising, dominant organizing in caucus states, and better exploitation of delegate allocation rules.
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-Philip Bump explains why Pennsylvania's primary won't really matter for delegate allocation.
In a place called Vermont, you can stand in front of your cheering supporters and explain the glory of proportional delegate allocation: that a narrow victory doesn't confer a big advantage in delegates.
The complexity of the delegate allocation rules has prompted the campaigns to make decisions about advertising that are unlike what would be made in a general election.
Mr. Santorum's campaign said the party was being appropriately conservative with its estimate because the popular vote is a poor barometer and so much of the delegate allocation remains to be sorted out at the local level.
His decision to forego caucus states demonstrated a glaring misunderstanding of the delegate allocation process.
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