I thought this was interesting.
According to Rasumussen:
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If the Democrats were to allot their current state delegate totals in a winner-take-all format, Clinton would actually have a significant delegate advantage. Despite having won only 14 recognized contests to Obama's 30, Clinton would currently have a 120 (1738 to 1618) total delegate lead and a remarkable 167 (1427 to 1260) pledged delegate lead. These numbers give Texas' "prima-caucus" delegates to Clinton and do not include Florida, Michigan or the 693 total delegates and 566 pledged delegates still to be won in the next few months.
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So the outcome changes depending on which rules are applied. I don't think it would be right to change them now, in the middle of the game, of course, and I think Hillary is not shameless enough to argue that they should change (though this is not all that different from arguing that the Michigan and Florida results should be honored). I just thought it's worth noting that different rules will produce different results -- and that the main thing is that everyone knows the rules going in so they can plan their strategies accordingly.