The Race to 1,237: March 5th

With all the talk about the possibility of a brokered convention on the Republican side, I decided it might make sense to take a closer look at the numbers
and the math to more accurately gauge whether or not we’re facing the first brokered convention since 1976.

Donald Trump thus far has acquired 329 delegates on his march to the Republican nomination, meaning that he needs 908 more delegates to get to the magical
number of 1,237. With 1,689 left for grabs, this means Trump needs a little less than 54% of the delegates going forward to clinch the nomination.

On March 5th, 155 delegates are up for grabs as Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Maine Republicans go to the polls to give their input on the
2016 campaign. Meaning that Trump will need to win 84 delegates tonight to stay on track to win 1,237 delegates. Read the rest of this entry »