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2008 Presidential Election: Primaries and Caucuses Current delegate counts:
* Source: CNN.com See note below for a discussion of delegates.
The candidates who get the most votes in each primary or caucus get the most delegates to the national convention. The candidate who has the most delegates at the national convention is the party's nominee for president in the general election. Certain members of each of the two major political parties can be designed as pledged delegates, meaning that they can declare themselves to favor one candidate before the primaries and caucuses even start. * Because of a dispute between the Michigan Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party, no delegates were awarded to any of the candidates. Of the top three vote-getters so far, only Hillary Clinton's name appeared on the ballot. She, of course, won the popular vote but got no delegates for her "victory."
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