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 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 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 Watch 3:23 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 Watch 4:17 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… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:08 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… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 12:53 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… Continue watching