That 26 includes 8 at-large or PLEO delegates. Five in Iowa and three in New Hampshire. Those Buttigieg statewide delegate slots will now be proportionally reallocated to candidates above 15% statewide and are still active at the time of selection.
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Those statewide delegates will be selected in June in Iowa and April in New Hampshire. Sanders is likely to be the biggest beneficiary by those points on the selection calendar.
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Folks are asking about Buttigieg suspending rather than withdrawing and the impact that might have on any reallocation of statewide delegates. A couple of things:
1) The rules say that reallocation occurs when someone is "no longer a candidate at the time of selection."
1) The rules say that reallocation occurs when someone is "no longer a candidate at the time of selection."
2) That time of selection is April (NH) and June (IA). The Buttigieg campaign may or may not stay involved in that process as it continues. Delegate candidates pledged to him may or may not continue as the process progresses.
I'll add a third:
3) The state of the Buttigieg campaign -- suspended now -- may also change in that time.
3) The state of the Buttigieg campaign -- suspended now -- may also change in that time.
