How many delegates do you have to have to win the democratic and republican primary?
The presidential primary season really takes off on February 5th 2008 when twenty-two states** (21 for Republicans) hold Democratic primaries or caucuses nationally. In an effort to include more states in the selection process of presidential candidates, the political parties have front-loaded the primary season. The candidates will vie for 2064* Democratic and 1048* Republican convention delegates on this day. In order to secure the nomination, a candidate needs a total of 2026 (1191 R) delegates of the 4050 (2380 R) total delegates from all 50 states. Improbable that one candidate will secure the nomination.
Get some more related information from the following : Democrats and Republicans play by different rules. One party likes to share. The other, not so much. Which goes a long way toward explaining why Arizona Sen. John McCain hopes to take control of the race for the Republican presidential nomination in Super Tuesday’s primaries and caucuses. And why the busiest primary day in history may merely intensify the contest between Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. “The delegate selection process is designed to keep the campaign going for as long as possible” among Democrats, said Howard Wolfson, communications director for Clinton’s campaign. The Democratic rules provide for delegates to be awarded proportionately on the basis of the popular vote. It wasn’t always that way, but a change designed to weaken the control of party bosses was ushered in after the riotous Vietnam War-era 1968 convention. This year, Wolfson added, the calendar “was designed to pick a candida
