It seems likely that regardless of the resolution of this
bitter primary fight, one loser will be the caucus system, simply because it is
not terribly fair. Consider these results
(calculated by CNN, delegate numbers do not match the total because some delegates
are not automatically assigned).
|
Wyoming Results
|
|||
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Delegates
|
Votes/Delegate
|
|
Romney
|
822
|
13
|
63.2
|
|
Santorum
|
673
|
7
|
96.1
|
|
Paul
|
439
|
4
|
110
|
|
Gingrich
|
165
|
1
|
165
|
|
Other
|
9
|
0
|
n/a
|
|
Total
|
2108
|
29
|
72.7
|
|
Ohio Results
|
|||
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Delegates
|
Votes/Delegate
|
|
Romney
|
456513
|
35
|
13043
|
|
Santorum
|
446225
|
19
|
23486
|
|
Gingrich
|
175554
|
0
|
n/a
|
|
Paul
|
111238
|
0
|
n/a
|
|
Total
|
1189530
|
66
|
18023
|
Thus, a vote cast in Wyoming is worth 250x as much as a vote
in Ohio. This is especially bad given
that Ohio is a swing state, and Wyoming is not.
Just for fun, consider that Guam had 215 votes cast (207 for Romney, 8
uncommitted and none for anyone else!) and assigns 9 delegates, for a ratio of
23.9 votes/delegate.
Thus, the Republican Party (who determines the delegate distribution)
appears to have decided that they care about each Guam voter (who cannot even
vote in the general election) as much as 750 Ohio voters.
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