Trump can't win the **mination until May: The math behind it
 

Trump can't win the **mination until May: The math behind it
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Donald Trump's march toward the Republican Party's presidential **mination just got a little more complicated.

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Having won 621*delegates so far by Wednesday morning, Trump must win a**ther 616 delegates to reach the simple majority of pledged delegates needed to secure the party's **mination at its convention in July.

Results from Missouri's primary race on Tuesday were still too close to call, but assuming Trump wins at least 12 of the state's 52 delegates, he could reach the "magic number" — 1,237 — of delegates needed to win ** earlier than May 24 when Washington state holds its primary. Read more...


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