Oregon Delegate Count Announced
The DPO has announced the delegate totals for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, based on last week's presidential primary voting.
Oregon's 52 delegates will be split 31 for Obama and 21 for Clinton. Of the 34 selected at the congressional district level, Obama will receive 20 delegates (and five alternates), while Clinton will receive 14 delegates. The delegation will be gender-balanced, per national and state party rules - and the number of delegates in each congressional district is based on past Democratic performance ('04 presidential and '06 gubernatorial).
Here's how they break down:
| Obama | Clinton | |||
| M | F | M | F | |
| 1st CD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd CD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd CD | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4th CD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5th CD | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| PLEOs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Statewide At-large | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Serious nerds can learn about the delegate selection math here (pdf).
The list of candidates running for these delegate positions can be found here. The delegations will be selected at congressional district conventions on June 7th.
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3:23 p.m.
May 27, '08
Actually, the totals are 31 and 21, respectively. You're forgetting the 11 at-large delegates for Obama, to 7 for Clinton.
3:31 p.m.
May 27, '08
You are correct. The post is fixed.
3:44 p.m.
May 27, '08
"You are correct."
Even a stopped clock...
May 27, '08
torridjoe lol
5:23 p.m.
May 27, '08
I need to find another way to the convention ...
May 28, '08
Thank you, Meredith Wood, for your endorsement of Sen. Obama!
May 28, '08
My apologies, that should be thanks to Meredith Wood Smith.
May 28, '08
This system is crazy and way over respresents Clinton's support - a +16 point drubbing. Be that as it may, how is it that 5 women will be elected at large for Obama and only 2 men - this is gender balance for the Oregon Democratic Party - no wonder we have a problem with white male working class voters.
12:03 p.m.
May 28, '08
Whosemath? needs a calculator.
First of all the 31-21 split almost exactly represents the split in the primary. Thirty-one delegates is 59.6 percent of the 52 pledged delegates. Obama got approximately that in the primary.
Second, the ENTIRE delegate of 65 delegates and nine alternates has to be balanced by gender. That means 32 male delegates and 33 female delegates, and five male alternates and four female alternates. The rules require that the genders of the 12 at-large delegates be adjusted to bring the entire delegation to gender balance, and that's what you see there.
12:59 p.m.
May 28, '08
What Wayne alludes to is this: Our 12 superdelegates include 8 men and 4 women.
So, to bring our overall delegation into balance, the elected delegates need to be slightly tipped toward women.
May 28, '08
Hmm Wayne....so why is that the gender balance comes disproportionately from Obama? Why not balance it even with Clinton at large delegates?
Also, I understand the rule but this is where the Democratic Party is backwards in its attempts for gender equity. You include the gender mix of the elected official super delegates in the count but they don't count in the proportion of delegates allocated. It should just be gender balance of the pledged delegates.
Plus, your rules add "diversity" goals so that GLBT, women and people of color have preference. I don't begrudge them, but in the 1st there just 2 male delegates for Obama...what do you think the chances are for a white male who busts his hump for his family and for his party to get a chance to go? I stick with my premise. - has anyone noticed the gender gap between Ds and Rs? Perhaps one of the super delegates should consider giving up their slots to the grassroots - you been feted long enough. It's the people's turn.
May 28, '08
Hmm Wayne....so why is that the gender balance comes disproportionately from Obama? Why not balance it even with Clinton at large delegates?
Also, I understand the rule but this is where the Democratic Party is backwards in its attempts for gender equity. You include the gender mix of the elected official super delegates in the count but they don't count in the proportion of delegates allocated. It should just be gender balance of the pledged delegates.
Plus, your rules add "diversity" goals so that GLBT, women and people of color have preference. I don't begrudge them, but in the 1st CD there just 2 male delegates for Obama...what do you think the chances are for a white male who busts his hump for his family and for his party to get a chance to go? I stick with my premise. Has anyone noticed the gender gap between Ds and Rs? Perhaps one of the super delegates like you or spineless folks uncommitted like Wyden should consider giving up their slots to the grassroots - you been feted long enough. It's the people's turn.
6:39 p.m.
May 28, '08
I'm just following the rules, Whosemath. Sorry if you don't like them. As for the at-large balancing of 2-5 for Obama and 2-3 for Clinton -- that's a closer balance between the two candidates than any other set of numbers. Besides, the supers will weigh toward Obama, and will be mostly male. As for supers -- if we give up our seats, we aren't replaced. Period. That would mean that Oregon has a smaller voice at the convention. And I'm as much grassroots as any one on this thread.