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Robin
January 31st, 2008, 9:24 pm
Results from the Florida Primary based on information obtained from CNN.com
In the Republican primary open only to registered party member and with all delegates going to the lead vote getter the results with 99% of the precincts reporting:
Candidate.....Votes.....Vote %.....Del
McCain (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1701).......693,425.....*36%........**57*
Romney (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#893).....598,152......*31%..........**0*
Giuliani (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#32884)......281,755.......*15%..........**0*
Huckabee (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1187).259,703........*14%.........**0*
Paul (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#302).............62,060...........*3%.........**0*
Thompson (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#57302)..22,287...........*1%.........**0*
Hunter (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#155)...........2,787............*0%.........**0*


This means the current delegate count is:
McCain......97
Romney....74
Huckabee.29
Paul.............6
Giuliani.......2
It will take 1,191 delegates to win the nomination.

In the Democratic contest there was also a closed ballot where only party members were able to cast a vote. There were no delegates won because the National party pulled them because Florida moved their primary date. If the delegates are restored there would be wither 183 or 185 delegates asigned by vote percentage.
Candidate.....Votes.....Vote %.....Del
Clinton (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1746).........856,944.....*50%...........**0*
Obama (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1918)........568,930......*33%..........**0*
Edwards (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1803).....248,575.......*14%.........**0*
Kucinich (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates/#1380).........9,535..........*1%.........**0*


Current Delegate count without either Michigan or Florida:
Clinton...232
Obama..158
Edwards.62
If the delegates from Michigan and Florida are seated the delegate count would look something like this- though this is an amateur estimate. Actual numbers may vary...
Clinton....395
Obama...219
Edwards..88
It will take 2,025 delegates to win the nomination.

Giuliani's speach last night and rumblings from his campaign have led to speculation that he will back out of the campaign and throw his support behind McCain.
Later speculation says Edwards will do likewise.
After almost a year of campaigning where at one point there were 17 candidates between the two parties runing. In the last two weeks, if these Giuliani and Edwards withdrawls occur we will be down to seven.
I also think it is important to note that of the 10.2 million registered voters in Florida over 3.6 million people voted in an primary that required them to be a party member. That's an over 35% turnout.
In 6 of 7 states there have been record turnouts. This can only be good for our Republic.
ResidentJeff

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