▁change . ▁ ▁Selection ▁of ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁deleg ates ▁allocated ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 ▁states ▁and ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁are ▁based ▁on , ▁among ▁others , ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁votes ▁each ▁state ▁gave ▁to ▁the ▁Democratic ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁A ▁fixed ▁number ▁of ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁U . S . ▁territ ories ▁and ▁Democr ats ▁Ab road . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁over ▁credentials ▁Some ▁controvers y ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁primary ▁was ▁can ce led ▁over ▁the ▁Cov id - 1 9 ▁pan demic ▁highlight ing ▁the ▁rules ▁over ▁how ▁deleg ates ▁p led ged ▁to ▁candidates ▁who ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁or ▁susp ended ▁their ▁campaign s ▁should ▁be ▁se ated . ▁The ▁rules ▁state ▁that ▁" any ▁candidate ▁who ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁running ▁los es ▁the ▁state wide ▁deleg ates ▁they ▁have ▁won ▁and ▁those ▁deleg ates ▁are ▁then ▁real located ▁to ▁candidates ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁race ." ▁ ▁In ▁previous ▁elections , ▁candidates ▁would ▁susp end ▁their ▁cand ida cies ▁rather ▁than ▁formally ▁withdraw , ▁allowing ▁their ▁already ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁convention ▁and ▁pick ▁up ▁new ▁ones ▁along ▁the ▁way . ▁They ▁would ▁then ▁formally ▁withdraw ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁late ▁to ▁real loc ate ▁the ▁deleg