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That's nottheonlypoliticalstorywehavetoday.
ResultsarecominginfromSuperTuesday, whenMaurdelegatesareawardedthananyotherdayinthe U.
S presidentialnominationprocess, andformerVicePresidentJoeBidenandUSSenatorBernieSandersfromVermontarenowthetwoclearfrontrunnersfortheDemocraticParty.
Analystssaytheycouldhave a longbattlefordelegatesinthemonthsahead.
Republicanswillnot.
IncumbentPresidentDonaldTrumpwonallofthestatesthathelpedprimariesonTuesday, soit's a foregoneconclusionthathe'lldefeathisRepublicanchallenger, formerMassachusettsgovernorBillWeld.
If a candidateisabletowinatleast 15% ofthevotes, let's sayCandidateehgets 56% ofthevotein a statecandidate B gets 24% andcandidates C and D get 10% each.
Candidate C and D don't receiveanystatewidedelegatesbecausetheydidnotgetatleast 15% ofthevote.
Thetotalvoteisnowrecalculatedwiththecandidateswhometthat 15% requirement A and B thenumberofvotescandidate A receivedis 70% ofthetotalvotesthatareviable.
ThatmeansCandidategets 70% ofthestatedelegatesandCandidate B getstheother 30%.
A majorityareawardedbasedontheresultsincongressionalorlocaldistricts.
Thatmeanseachstatehas a mixofstatewideanddistrictdelegates.
Sowhilethetworemainingcandidates, D and C, won't getanystatewidedelegatestheycouldbeawardedotherdelegatesiftheygetatleast 15% ofthevotesin a localdistrict.
Ifnocandidatewins a majorityofdelegates, meaningnocandidategetsto 1991 delegatesonthefirstballot.
That's when a conventionbecomescontestedorbroker.
Inthatscenario, meaning a secondballotattheconvention, superdelegatesarenowfreetovote, andallthepreviouslypledgeddelegatesarealsofreetochooseamongtheremainingcandidates.
Votingattheconventioncontinuesuntilonecandidatewins a majorityofallvotingdelegates, andthentheDemocraticPartyhasitsnominee.