NPR: How Hillary Clinton Might Actually Win In New Hampshire Even Though She Lost The Vote

[Cali_Democrat]

Bernie Sanders delivered the second-biggest rout in New Hampshire Democratic primary history last night, besting Hillary Clinton by 22 percentage points.

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And with that huge win, one might think that Sanders would end up with the majority of delegates.

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But Clinton may very well wind up with more of them (or at least be closer in the delegate count than the proportion of the vote total).

Here's why:

There were 24 delegates to be allocated out of the New Hampshire Democratic primary, based on the vote statewide and by congressional district. Sanders, obviously, won more of those, 15 to her 9.

And yet ...

Add in the "superdelegates" who have already committed to a candidate, and Clinton moves into the delegate lead. Six of the state's eight superdelegates have publicly said they will vote for Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in July. (Two are uncommitted.)

That brings the delegate total out of Tuesday night to a 15 to 15 tie.

http://www.npr.org/2016/02/10/466283748/how-hillary-clinton-is-actually-winning-in-n-h-even-though-she-lost-big

[hoosierlib]

1. And Super Delegates are not bound...