Sentence examples for picking up delegates from inspiring English sources

Picking up delegates is like washing dishes by hand -- one by one, state by state till you have the magic number and the nomination.

We're each picking up delegates".

Mr. Romney secured the Republican nomination by picking up delegates in the Texas primary on Tuesday evening.

Mr. Romney's win showed the benefits of a well-financed, well-organized campaign structure: it continued his streak of picking up delegates in places that are not states.

More recently, he made a case that by picking up delegates even in states he did not win, he could stop Mitt Romney from clinching the nomination before the Republican National Convention.

"What we are after is delegates, so make sure we cover all the Congressional districts where we think we have the best shot of picking up delegates," he said.

He told AP: "In every race, Romney is going to pick up delegates.

Advisers to Mr. Romney scoffed at the idea that Mr. Santorum will pick up delegates at state conventions.

"We did well, and we picked up delegates there last night, and we move on," he said in one appearance.

Similarly, Mike Huckabee would have continued to pick up delegates at each stop along the way, creating a three-way contest.

We are comfortable that we are doing well and that we will pick up delegates on Tuesday".