We’re coming up on Super-Duper-Mega-Ultra Tuesday 5000^{TM USA}. More than twenty US States will be running primaries on the first day that they can do so without 1) running a ‘caucus’ (like Iowa) or 2) losing their delegates (like Florida).

For those of you interested in following the results, there are some important points that you need to be aware of. The first, and most important one, is that the percentage vote share (the thing all the media reports give) is actually not terribly important. Depending on the state and the party, the value of coming a close second varies. It’s interesting to note that the Obama/Clinton race could run on for a long time, and might actually come down to the Democratic super-delegates.

So, as it stands on predicted delegates:

• Democrats
• Clinton is on 259
• Obama is on 190.
• Republicans
• McCain is on 90
• Romney 77
• Huckabee 40

[Source: Washington Post]
Edited with thanks to Dixie

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