Blog Post 3.4 - ITS PRIMARY SEASON

1.What's the difference between Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the primary calendar?
Phase one includes four early states that have a little number of delegates, but have significant impacts on the primary process. Then, phase two, which takes place between March 1st to 17nd, is the most consequential with more than half of delegates being locked down for a candidate.
2. Which four states get to vote first, separated roughly into one each week?
Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina
3. There are few delegates available in these four states, why are the primaries so important?
These early primaries are important because they determine which candidate is heavily supported, effectively deciding the top two contenders for the nomination.
4. How many delegates are available in Phase 2?
3979
5. Which regions are holding most of their primaries on Super Tuesday?
The South and the West
6. How many primaries are held the following week on March 10? And how many on March 17? 
March 10th-6; March 17th-4
7. What is different about the California primary this year?
The California primary is on Super Tuesday instead of early June.
8. Why is Phase 3 less important than 1 and 2?

When phase 3 begins, the winner is pretty much already determined.

9. What is one argument in favor of letting Iowa and New Hampshire (small states) go first?
It allows lesser-known candidates to gain momentum and narrows the field so that it is less chaotic.
10. How does the Democratic Party way of distributing delegates make this system even slower?

The Democratic Party allots delegates proportionally, thereby making it impossible for losing candidates to catch up to the winner or allowing them to drop out.