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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 30, 2020
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
January 30, 2020: More than 4,000 delegates will attend the Democratic National Convention in July to select their party’s presidential nominee. The process of selecting the delegates begins Monday when the Iowa caucuses will select 41 pledged delegates. That’s just under 1% of the total.
In the weeks that follow, 24 delegates will be selected in New Hampshire, 36 in Nevada, and 54 in South Carolina. After that slow start in February, a total of 1,357 delegates will be selected on Super Tuesday (March 3). By March 17, more than 60% of all the delegates will have been selected. The process, though, will continue until June.
In prior years, the early state voting was considered significant despite the small number of delegates actually selected. Winners often gained momentum while other candidates dropped out. However, this year early voting means that many Super Tuesday votes could be cast before the results are known from the early states. It is unclear how that will impact the race for the nomination.
A total of 1,990 pledged delegates are needed to win the nomination on the first ballot.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Democratic delegate rules, 2020
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 16, 2020
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for January 29, 2020
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