Question 12.1

1. If Candidates , , and receive 55, 47, and 10 votes, respectively, what percentage of the votes does each candidate receive? If the Democratic Delegate Selection Rules are used to award delegates, will one of the candidates lose his or her support? Which one and why?

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Candidates , , and receive 49.11%, 41.96%, and 8.93% of the vote, respectively. Under the Democratic Delegate Selection Rules, Candidate would lose her support because she received less than 15% of the popular vote.