Blog Post 3.4 - ITS PRIMARY SEASON
1.What's the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the primary calendar?
Phase one is the four early states in February, which have a paltry number of delegates but an extraordinary impact on the race’s overall narrative. Phase two is the briefest but the most consequential: It spans March 1 to 17, in which more than half of all 3,979 pledged delegates will be locked down.
2. Which four states get to vote first, separated roughly into one each week?
Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina vote first.
3. There are few delegates available in these four states, why are the primaries so important?
The primaries are important because without them it is impossible for anyone to build up a significant lead in this phase, particularly because Democrats allot their delegates proportionally.
4. How many delegates are available in Phase 2?
During phase 2, more than 60 percent of pledged delegates at stake in the entire contest will be available.
5. Which regions are holding most of their primaries on Super Tuesday?
The biggest Super Tuesday delegate hauls will be from California and Texas, but there will be other primaries in the South (Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma), New England (Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont), the West (Colorado, Utah), and the Midwest (Minnesota), and caucuses in American Samoa.
6. How many primaries are held the following week on March 10? And how many on March 17?
On March 10, contests in Michigan, Washington, Missouri, Mississippi, Idaho, and North Dakota will take place.
7. What is different about the California primary this year?
The main change is that California moved from an early June primary late in the process, up to Super Tuesday.
8. Why is Phase 3 less important than 1 and 2?
Phase 3 is more spread out and has only small or medium size caucuses.
9. What is one argument in favor of letting Iowa and New Hampshire (small states) go first?
It lets lesser-known candidates make their case in a smaller, more manageable setting (rather than getting swamped by the best-known, best-funded candidate nationally).
10. How does the Democratic Party way of distributing delegates make this system even slower?
Democrats have a rule that exacerbates this imbalance — they allot all delegates proportionally, with no winner-take-all contests permitted. The lack of winner-take-all prizes can make it more difficult for a Democratic candidate who’s leading to technically reach the “magic number” of delegates until very late in the contest.
Phase one is the four early states in February, which have a paltry number of delegates but an extraordinary impact on the race’s overall narrative. Phase two is the briefest but the most consequential: It spans March 1 to 17, in which more than half of all 3,979 pledged delegates will be locked down.
2. Which four states get to vote first, separated roughly into one each week?
Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina vote first.
3. There are few delegates available in these four states, why are the primaries so important?
The primaries are important because without them it is impossible for anyone to build up a significant lead in this phase, particularly because Democrats allot their delegates proportionally.
4. How many delegates are available in Phase 2?
During phase 2, more than 60 percent of pledged delegates at stake in the entire contest will be available.
5. Which regions are holding most of their primaries on Super Tuesday?
The biggest Super Tuesday delegate hauls will be from California and Texas, but there will be other primaries in the South (Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma), New England (Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont), the West (Colorado, Utah), and the Midwest (Minnesota), and caucuses in American Samoa.
6. How many primaries are held the following week on March 10? And how many on March 17?
On March 10, contests in Michigan, Washington, Missouri, Mississippi, Idaho, and North Dakota will take place.
7. What is different about the California primary this year?
The main change is that California moved from an early June primary late in the process, up to Super Tuesday.
8. Why is Phase 3 less important than 1 and 2?
Phase 3 is more spread out and has only small or medium size caucuses.
9. What is one argument in favor of letting Iowa and New Hampshire (small states) go first?
It lets lesser-known candidates make their case in a smaller, more manageable setting (rather than getting swamped by the best-known, best-funded candidate nationally).
10. How does the Democratic Party way of distributing delegates make this system even slower?
Democrats have a rule that exacerbates this imbalance — they allot all delegates proportionally, with no winner-take-all contests permitted. The lack of winner-take-all prizes can make it more difficult for a Democratic candidate who’s leading to technically reach the “magic number” of delegates until very late in the contest.
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