What kind of math due they use in choose'n canidates for the iowa caucus?

Question

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Answer 1

Not sure what your question is, but I will try to explain how the two parties rules for Iowa work.

In each precinct in Iowa, there will be a caucus/convention/meeting held by each of two major parties.

In the Republican meeting, there will be a straw vote taken. In this straw vote, Republican voters can vote for whomever they choose (be it Ron Paul, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, or even someone who is not running). Those totals will be reported to the state party (and released to the public) but are actually meaningless. After the straw vote, the meetings will proceed to elect delegates to their county convention. If the supporters of a candidate are well organized (and have the largest segment of attendees), they should be able to elect supporters of their candidate to represent their precinct at the county convention. If there is a lack of organization, delegates supporting the losing candidates could get elected to go to the next level.

In the Democratic convention, attendees will split into separate caucuses by the candidates whom they support. There will be an initial count announced. The key number in this initial count (in most precincts) will be 15% of the attendees. If a candidate caucus has 15%, they get to elect delegates to the county convention. If a candidate caucus (which includes a caucus for undecided) does not have 15%, they must either have additional folks join their caucus or disband and join a different caucus. After the final count is announced, each candidate caucus that has 15% of all attendees is given a proportionate share of the delegates to the county convention. Each caucus then elects however many delegates or alternates that they were awarded. The number of people in each caucus and the delegates awarded to each candidate are forwarded to the state party and released to the public.

At the end of the evening, there will be a total number given as a percent of the support for each candidate in the two parties at the precinct caucuses (and some assumptions made as to how those precinct preferences will translate into delegates at the county conventions and at later district and state conventions and ultimately into delegates for the national convention).

Answer 2

Hopefully not Diebold math, but count on their fingers or use an abacus, anyway a more accurate method than Diebold
voting machines. It will come down to Ron Paul and Mitt
Romney in the Republican caucus, but Hilary will sweep the
Democrat side.

Answer 3

Tmess2 above has given you a good (and the correct) answer.

Answer 4

Do you live in Iowa? What difference does it make? they get results.

Answer 5

New Math :D