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This map in inaccurate - Ron Paul won the Virgin Islands 94.193.234.10 (talk) 12:40, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

So the question becomes, how is this map filled in? Is it based on popular vote (where Paul won the USVI) or is it based on delegate distribution (where Paul would then be the winner in Maine as well as other caucus states)? --67.248.246.4 (talk) 17:28, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

I think it's by popular vote. Maybe we should also have a map for who won the most delegates, i dunno. 81.98.167.142 (talk) 19:11, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Paul did not win the most delegates in Maine. The winner of the overall primary is based on delegates, so surely the winner of individual states should be based on delegates. The popular vote effectively means nothing, it's just a nice little tool, the winner of a state should be based on delegates as this is a primary based on delegates not popular vote. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.173.65.109 (talk) 02:55, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Coloring the map on the basis of delegates rather than the popular vote is in contradiction to the way mainstream media uses maps and it would also be in contradiction with Wikipedia maps of all previous primary cycles. That would require a change of Wikipedia policy. --62.78.234.31 (talk) 00:35, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Since no one have won any delegates in Maine or Iowa or a handfull of similare states yet they shouldnt be colored at all if it went by delegates. And that would not give an accurate picture of the state of ther race. Jack Bornholm (talk) 12:40, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Missouri

Since the caucuses are (almost) over and the only straw poll to go with is the one from the nonbinding primary may I suggest that it is time to remove the stripes from Missouri and give it the Santorum colour? Jack Bornholm (talk) 18:07, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Seconded. --89.27.36.41 (talk) 20:27, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

I agree per here, here, and here. I tried to fix it once already, but the stripes were created with Inkscape, not code, so it will take me longer. Light-jet pilot (talk) 03:56, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

How do we count states carried or won?

I have started a discussion here: Talk:Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012#How do we count states carried or won? about how we count states won. This is important conserning Colorado (Romney plurality of delegates) and Minnesota (Paul plurality of delegates) both counted right now as Santorum wins. Please make your comments on the Republican Party presidential primaries talkpage and not here. So everone can see your comments, thank you. Jack Bornholm (talk) 10:15, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

I think another issue is Louisiana where Santorum won the primaries, yet Paul won the caucuses. I think perhaps making it striped between their two colours would be the way to go personally. 81.98.167.142 (talk) 23:22, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

This will be illegible. The solution is to make a separate map showing results by plurality of delegates. Bielsko (talk) 06:26, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

 Done Jack Bornholm (talk) 18:22, 1 May 2012 (UTC)