Read the scenario.María Sánchez’s presidential campaign gains strength as she wins primaries in the Northeast and across the South. Several other candidates drop out of the race, throwing their support behind Sánchez. Moving into primary elections in the West, she looks more and more like her party’s top choice.

Winning primaries earns María delegates and support within her own party. As other candidates drop out and endorse her, she becomes increasingly likely to be selected as the party’s presidential candidate. That means she is close to winning her party’s nomination, not yet winning the general election or the electoral vote.

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