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Sorry if all that I've said is delegates will choose based on polls alone. If that's what I've said, that is not so. The delegates will reach a decision through deal-making and politicking and what the polling indicates who looks best to beat Trump. This is based on this interview with Elaine Kamarck, author of "Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know About How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd-yMMSZDOI&list=PLdMrbgYfVl-szepgVpArP0obwYgbKdfvx&index=30&t=44s). She's been involved in 10 nominating conventions, both for Democrats and Republicans, and shw was a superdelegate to five Democratic conventions. I think she's got the credentials.

In this she describes how

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