"But he does it every time Clinton needs his vote."

So to get a working majority you would need 323 votes.

He needed 290 votes to force the primary, or 20 percent of the total.

You still need 60 votes to get something big done in the Senate.

They need 218 votes, or a simple majority of the House, to win.

A bill needs 218 votes to pass the House if all members vote.

To pass, the plan needs 9 votes of the 17-member board when it is considered on May 26.

"What doesn't change is that we still need 60 votes to get anything through the Senate."

The race could be close; a candidate may need no more than 2,000 or 3,000 votes to win.

The mayor only needs five votes on the council to win.