Today's GOP Delegate Summary

Last night, McCain had significant victories in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Below is an summary of the state of the race for the Republican nomination. Including the delegates won last night, John McCain is now close to securing the number of delegates needed to be the Republican nominee. In addition, it is now mathematically impossible for Mike Huckabee to win enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination; there simply aren’t enough delegates left at stake for him to win. Review the following chart:

Results based on AP reporting	Current Delegate Count	Remaining Delegates Needed for Nomination	Available Delegates	% Needed to Win
McCain Delegate Count	839	352	774	35%
Huckabee Delegate Count	241	950		123%

1,191 delegates are needed for the nomination. Despite the apparent favorable mathematical position for McCain, with Mike Huckabee still campaigning, John McCain must continue to compete actively in the upcoming states, including Wisconsin, Washington, Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island. With delegates being held by other former candidates and by Huckabee, if McCain fails to garner 352 of the remaining 774 delegates, then a brokered convention will be at hand at least in the initial voting rounds. With Fred Thompson endorsement of McCain a few of his delegates could be released to McCain. If Huckabee does well in the final primaries, Mitt Romney, who suspended his campaign but did not withdraw, could become a key player with his delegates in the nomination process. Based on Romney's prior CPAC statement, he would lean to a decision that provides for the the greatest national security for Americans.

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