Comments on: Election Update http://www.forestandthetrees.com/2008/03/05/election-update/ Data Visualization with Flex and Flash Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Wade Linebaugh http://www.forestandthetrees.com/2008/03/05/election-update/comment-page-1/#comment-51850 Wade Linebaugh Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:32:05 +0000 http://www.forestandthetrees.com/?p=141#comment-51850 Oh wow that's what you were working on! I saw the chart over your shoulder the other day. I don't understand the code side of it but i like the setup. And yeah, the shit part of this election is it looks like nobody's going to win outright, so half of the party is going to be pretty pissed off with the results. fun! Oh wow that’s what you were working on! I saw the chart over your shoulder the other day. I don’t understand the code side of it but i like the setup.

And yeah, the shit part of this election is it looks like nobody’s going to win outright, so half of the party is going to be pretty pissed off with the results. fun!

]]> By: Doug http://www.forestandthetrees.com/2008/03/05/election-update/comment-page-1/#comment-50060 Doug Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:17:55 +0000 http://www.forestandthetrees.com/?p=141#comment-50060 That clears it up! It's nuts. The more you learn about it, the more you realize how far we are from a real popular democracy. That clears it up!
It’s nuts. The more you learn about it, the more you realize how far we are from a real popular democracy.

]]> By: Daniel R. http://www.forestandthetrees.com/2008/03/05/election-update/comment-page-1/#comment-50058 Daniel R. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:24:10 +0000 http://www.forestandthetrees.com/?p=141#comment-50058 Maybe the NYTimes data is easier to deal with? Anyway they have this to say about Texas: Of the state's 193 pledged delegates, 126 are assigned proportionally based on the election results in the 31 state Senate districts, which have varying numbers of delegates depending on their level of support for the Democratic nominees in the most recent presidential and gubernatorial elections. After the voting ends on March 4, caucuses are convened to select delegates to county and Senate district conventions. At these conventions, held on March 29, the delegates to the state convention are chosen, and, ultimately, 67 pledged delegates are chosen at the state convention on June 6 and 7. Of the 35 unpledeged delegates, 32 are party leaders, and three others are elected at the state convention. Maybe the NYTimes data is easier to deal with? Anyway they have this to say about Texas:

Of the state’s 193 pledged delegates, 126 are assigned proportionally based on the election results in the 31 state Senate districts, which have varying numbers of delegates depending on their level of support for the Democratic nominees in the most recent presidential and gubernatorial elections. After the voting ends on March 4, caucuses are convened to select delegates to county and Senate district conventions. At these conventions, held on March 29, the delegates to the state convention are chosen, and, ultimately, 67 pledged delegates are chosen at the state convention on June 6 and 7. Of the 35 unpledeged delegates, 32 are party leaders, and three others are elected at the state convention.

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