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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at her Presidential Campaign headquarters in Wilmington

Politics Jul 23

CHART: Harris has backing of enough delegates to become Democratic presidential nominee, AP tally finds

By Zeke Miller, Leah Askarinam, Maya Sweedler, Chad Day, Associated Press

Politics May 09

FILE PHOTO: Barron Trump walks to the White House from Marine One in Washington, U.S. August 16, 2020. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters
Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention

Barron Trump has been largely kept out of the public eye, but he turned 18 on March and is graduating from high school next week. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Trump's youngest daughter, Tiffany, are also part of the…

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Politics Nov 30

TAMPA, FL - AUGUST 30: Balloons drop after Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney accepted the nomination during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on August 30, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate during the RNC which will conclude today. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?

In presidential primaries, the major political parties use a complex delegate selection process to pick their nominees to compete in November. Candidates win delegates in a state based on their performance in a primary or caucus.

By Robert Yoon, Associated Press

Politics Aug 25

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Virtual RNC attendance hasn’t reduced enthusiasm for these GOP delegates

When President Trump was officially renominated by the Republican Party on Monday, only 336 delegates were in the room. Most of the 2,500 people who had hoped to attend in person were instead watching from home. But their virtual participation…

Politics Aug 18

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Democratic delegates gear up to support Biden — from afar

More than 35 million Americans voted in Democratic presidential primaries this year. But when it comes to officially nominating former Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, nearly 4,000 delegates have the responsibility. This year, the…

Jul 05

Your complete guide to the coming anti-Trump rebellion at the RNC

By Lisa Desjardins

While the “Stop Trump” movement has unleashed a barrage of cross-country phone calls and emails to seek support for their proposals, a group of longtime Republican rulemakers, some working with the Trump campaign, have quickly coalesced to try and block…

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Jun 07

How does the AP count delegates to arrive at Clinton’s win?

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Lifted by a big win in Puerto Rico and a burst of late support from Democratic superdelegates, Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president.

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May 02

A close look at Sanders’ long-shot bid to clinch the Democratic nomination

By Ken Thomas and Hope Yen, Associated Press

Some questions and answers about Sanders' longshot odds for the Democratic nomination.

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Apr 29

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GOP candidates jockey for delegate ‘free agents’ in Virginia

By PBS News Hour

After Donald Trump’s sweeping wins across five Northeastern states Tuesday, his trailing opponents are redoubling their efforts to keep the GOP front-runner from a delegate majority. In Virginia, Trump may have won the primary, but that was just the first…

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Apr 28

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Both parties bring delegate fight to Indiana primary

By PBS News Hour

For Sen. Ted Cruz, his presidential campaign is now all about Indiana and trying to stop Donald Trump. But it was a former congressional colleague who made headlines for criticizing Cruz, reports John Yang. Judy Woodruff talks with Domenico Montanaro…

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