Number of Minority Delegates at RNC Rises

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Published September 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

The Republicans are advertising a 40 percent increase in minority delegates at this year's convention. David Mark, editor at Campaigns and Elections magazine, discusses what that means to average Americans and how the GOP numbers compare to the Democrats'.

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