Just goes to show, if you want to know something, ask a (trusted, reality-based) blogger. This succinct explanation just in via email from Brian Leubitz of Calitics.com :
Here’s what I know. Edwards votes will count, but unless Edwards gets 15% in either the congressional district that you are in or the state as a whole, those votes won’t be counted for the delegate count. So, say in your congressional district Obama gets 47%, Clinton gets 45% and Edwards gets 8%, if you have a 3 delegate district (districts get between 3-6 delegates) 2 delegates will go to Obama, and one to Clinton, none to Edwards. Similarly at the state level, unless Edwards gets 15%, he won’t get any of the statewide delegate pool.
So, the votes will officially count, but they just won’t have a lot of meaning unless a lot of people vote for him.
For much more detail, see The Junkie’s Guide To The California Primary.
Previous posts on the issue (nationwide) here (with link to official DNC rules) and here.
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ha, i see you were already over there, you front pager you
i just skimmed the edwards blog for info on what he’d like people to do. it’s unclear. good work over there and here, reminding people that they really do have options. /cynic/ they’re going to pick for you anyway, even if they have to have a rigged SCOTUS decision to do it. so go and speak to other Little People, and let them know that you won’t go softly into the night of electoral irrelevance and being taken for granted…
Edwards isn't really saying anything
which is kind of a bummer. The people at his blog seem very confused. But one of them did say he’s not talking because he CAN’T talk right now. It would look bad if he was seen as directing his voters one way or another, before he has worked out deals with Hillbama.
Thanks for digging up the data!
I’m one of those Edwards supporters who plans to vote for him tomorrow despite the suspension of his campaign:
http://www.washingtonindependent.com/vie…
If nothing else, my vote will not count in favor of two people I don’t want to win. I don’t trust Hillary and I don’t want Bill back. I trust Barack more, but that just convinces me that he’ll follow policies I disagree with. I also reject his idea of rising above the fight. There is a fight on. Our side didn’t start it, but it ain’t gonna end by us being nice. We have to kick some ass. I don’t like his “everybody at the table” deal on health care. I really don’t like how he dealt with the nuclear bill everyone’s been talking about recently. Sure, he was against Kyl-Lieberman, but he didn’t show up to vote against it. I want some courage. Change requires a struggle. Power is never relinquished, it has to be taken.
The only reasonable argument I’ve heard in favor of Obama is that he might bring in new voters that could move the country to a more progressive stance by helping down-ticket candidates, but that doesn’t matter tomorrow. It might matter in November, but I’ve got nine months to think about that.
Edwards still has my vote. And you have my appreciation for checking out the possibilities!