The early debate: How do you tell who wins?

There are mixed views on how to determine who is the big winner in today's election. is it states won or delegates capatured?

Under the different rules by the parties, it is possible to see another situation like Nevada and Democratic candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, where Clinton won the popular vote, but Obama won one more delegate than her.

Nowhere is this more true than California where the number of delegates varies widely.

The California Democratic Party said there are two congressional districts with three delegates at stake,
26 districts with four delegates, 19 districts with five delegates and six districts with six delegates. And, adding to the confusion, each district will use a proportional method of allocating delegates.