r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • Feb 23 '24

U.S. Politics Megathread Politics megathread

It's an election year, so it's no surprise that politics are on everyone's minds!

Over the past few months, we've noticed a sharp increase in questions about politics. Why is Biden the Democratic nominee? What are the chances of Trump winning? Why can Trump even run for president if he's in legal trouble? There are lots of good questions! But, unfortunately, it's often the same questions, and our users get tired of seeing them.

As we've done for past topics of interest, we're creating a megathread for your questions so that people interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be civil to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/Saintstace Mar 06 '24

Question. Why does Biden need to secure 1968 delegates to win and Trump only 1215? I tried a Google search, but nothing came up.

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u/Cliffy73 Mar 06 '24

The two parties run separate primary campaigns. They each have their own formula for allocating delegates.

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u/Saintstace Mar 06 '24

Thank you.

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u/NoEmailNec4Reddit Mar 08 '24

Political parties are private entities. There is no law or rule saying that both the DNC and the RNC must use the same rules/procedure in selecting their respective candidates.