BlogChapter Four
Securing the Nomination
A candidate needs a majority of the total number of delegate votes in order to secure the Party’s nomination. Presently, 2,117.5 delegate votes are needed to secure the nomination.
There are presently a total of 4,048 delegate votes to the 2008 Democratic National Convention that will be cast by 4,069 delegates. The difference is that certain delegates from American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands and Democrats Abroad cast ½ delegate votes.
A candidate needs a majority of the total number of delegate votes in order to secure the Party’s nomination. Presently, 2,117.5 delegate votes are needed to secure the nomination.
