Former President Donald Trump has attracted a lot of attention for his lead in the polls and the money race but he also already ahead in an essential area of play . Delegates awarded to candidates after the primary or caucus takes place in each state officially nominate a candidate at the party convention and the candidate with the most delegates will be the party nominee . Understanding the delegate count on a statebystate level is a wonky but necessary part of winning the presidential nomination especially in primaries that drag on for months . The campaign and candidate that best understand this process may gain an advantage over their opponents heading into the convention . DeSantis allies according to these interviews would be a somewhat distant second place. They have looked into the delegate allocation process largely because they believe that Trump and his allies have already rigged the process but are not as advanced as the Trump team . Trump has reminded allies and advisers of what happened in Louisiana in when he won the primary but lost the delegate battle to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz . The delegate battle is a necessary fact that all campaigns need to keep in mind . The fact that not every campaign has a delegate guru or at the delegate math is limited and intertwined with the delegate process has shocked some veterans of past presidential campaigns. Not every campaign thus far has a pool of experts to draw from the delegate strategy is limited to the delegate . Not every campaigns thus far have a delegate experts . The pool of advisers to draw to the delegations to draw on the delegate race. The delegate process is limited. It is not going to be a delegate math. The race is not to be understood. If you don’t understand the delegate arithmetic. It’s an unnatural death. If it is going to roll up an unnatural. If
Trump leads in polls, money — and understanding the delegate race is key . Trump leads
