Robinson was elected as an Republican alternate presidential delegate for Illinois' 9th Congressional District in the 2012 Illinois Primary.

Five days before his death, Jim Mattox testified to a Texas Democratic Party Committee on the Party's method of awarding presidential delegates based on a primary vote plus evening caucuses.

The state is one of several that aides say Mr. Bradley can, and perhaps needs to, win on March 7, when 30 percent of the party's presidential delegates will be selected.

Before that, say the Edsalls, "Democratic presidential delegates were only slightly more liberal than the public at large . . . while Republican delegates were considerably more conservative than the electorate.

After dividing presidential delegates, voters were elected to be delegates to the Maine Democratic Party State Convention on May 31, 2008, pledged but not bound to their candidate.

Gov. George W. Bush flew back west today for the last two days of the fight for California's 162 Republican presidential delegates, promising that as president he would cut taxes and improve the nation's education.

A day after their most tumultuous primary in memory, it was clear yesterday that New York Republicans' convoluted way of awarding presidential delegates helped George W. Bush - and equally clear that even Bush supporters found that system wanting.

Thomas' political career started when she was chosen as a presidential delegate for candidate Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

Until this year, state Republicans used the more closed caucus system to choose presidential delegates.

Since the beginning of the presidential campaign, former Senator Bill Bradley has asserted that his entire strategy was founded on building toward "Super Tuesday," March 7, when 16 states, including New York and California, will select nearly 30 percent of the Democratic Party's presidential delegates.