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  Delegate Count Chaos! (Updated)

  Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 1:19 PM | By Christopher Beam

  As if counting delegates weren’t confusing enough, news organizations are calculating their own totals. And they’re all different! Some, like the Associated Press and CNN, include projected delegates in caucuses like Iowa and Nevada, as well as superdelegates. The New York Times numbers don’t include projected delegates. NBC’s most recent estimate doesn’t say what their methodology is. And, of course, counts will differ based on which states have reported (and how thoroughly) and how conservative news organizations are willing to be in their estimates.

  Given all that, here are the projections on the Democratic side:

  NBC 
  Clinton: 582
  Obama: 485

  AP
  Clinton: 845
  Obama: 765

  CNN (Updated 12:54 a.m.)
  Clinton: 823
  Obama: 741
  

  CBS (Updated 12:54 a.m.)
  Clinton: 1058
  Obama: 984

  New York Times (Updated 12:54 a.m.) 
  Clinton: 892
  Obama: 716
  

About Christopher Beam

• Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.

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