Bernie Sanders

appalachiablue

(41,171 posts) Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:12 AM Feb 2016

Clinton Camp Claims Narrow Victory over Sanders/ SBS Camp Says Not Comfortable Yet

USA Today, Feb, 2, 2016, 2 hrs. ago.

DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton's campaign claimed a slim victory early Tuesday over populist firebrand Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, though his spokeswoman said the results were not settled.
With all but one precinct reporting in Iowa, Clinton clung to a sliver of a lead over Sanders early Tuesday.

In a statement, the Iowa Democratic Party said the results were the closest in Iowa democratic caucus history, with Clinton so far awarded 699.57 state delegate equivalents and Sanders awarded 695.49 state delegate equivalents.
“We still have outstanding results in one precinct (Des Moines — 42), which is worth 2.28 state delegate equivalents,” the statement said.

Clinton’s campaign declared victory early Tuesday.
Clinton's Iowa campaign manager, Matt Paul said in a statement: “Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Caucus. After thorough reporting — and analysis — of results, there is no uncertainty and Secretary Clinton has clearly won the most national and state delegates.”

However, Sanders' spokeswoman Rania Batrice noted that one precinct in Polk County remained outstanding, and said there were questions about the results in several other counties.

"We definitely don't feel comfortable yet," she said early Tuesday.

More: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/clinton-camp-claims-narrow-victory-over-sanders/ar-BBoZy9Z?ocid=spartandhp

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Clinton Camp Claims Narrow Victory over Sanders/ SBS Camp Says Not Comfortable Yet (Original Post) appalachiablue Feb 2016 OP

I'd say there is plenty of uncertainty. A Coin Toss? Come on. NowSam Feb 2016 #1

Is it on video camera? :) Arm wrestling would be popular too. 'Old fashioned' syle. appalachiablue Feb 2016 #2

Yep. nt retrowire Feb 2016 #4

How about Tug of War, with a long rope with a knot in the middle. libdem4life Feb 2016 #3

Yeah I thought of that too & bean bag races, hog wrestling contests. Elections the Real way! appalachiablue Feb 2016 #5

There is just no limit to the comedy we can pull off here in the democratic (small d) USA. libdem4life Feb 2016 #6

Good post, reforms are def needed, in many realms here God knows. A blizzard could appalachiablue Feb 2016 #7

NowSam

(1,252 posts)

1. I'd say there is plenty of uncertainty. A Coin Toss? Come on.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:17 AM

Feb 2016

Delegates awarded by coin toss. This election could come down to that. Also 1 % not yet reporting plus shenanigans of precinct chairs in 90 districts in Polk County not turning in their numbers until wee into the morning. I'd say that Iowa 2016 will forever be in doubt.

appalachiablue

(41,171 posts)

2. Is it on video camera? :) Arm wrestling would be popular too. 'Old fashioned' syle.

Reply to NowSam (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:21 AM

Feb 2016

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

4. Yep. nt

Reply to NowSam (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:25 AM

Feb 2016

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

3. How about Tug of War, with a long rope with a knot in the middle.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:23 AM

Feb 2016

appalachiablue

(41,171 posts)

5. Yeah I thought of that too & bean bag races, hog wrestling contests. Elections the Real way!

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:28 AM

Feb 2016

Fmr. DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe wrestled an alligator once for fund raising....'Americana', and Macho stuff.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

6. There is just no limit to the comedy we can pull off here in the democratic (small d) USA.

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:41 AM

Feb 2016

Just another notch on the belt of the long list of questions...many of them, not all but many, about HRC.

This called attention to Bernie, perhaps even more than a win. Coin tosses, recounts (how do you do that when the people went home) I watched little, but did see when the eye-rolling PC was forced to call a recount. Did he? Nope. He asked for a verbal Yeah or Nay. Guess which one won.

I'm of the same opinion of someone else this morning...why have the first primary in a small, white, rural, cold in winter flyover state? Imagine if the blizzard had hit that day, All that money poured in...to end up in a coin toss. Trying to get the college students to drive home to vote shows how archaic this form of voting. Unreal.

First we throw DWS out and come together on a well integrated state, where weather is not an issue and is big enough to mean something. Not Texas or California, but something in between them and Iowa.

appalachiablue

(41,171 posts)

7. Good post, reforms are def needed, in many realms here God knows. A blizzard could

Reply to libdem4life (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:46 AM

Feb 2016

could have destroyed money, time, people and other resources. Unreal, and antiquated, esp. in this 'advanced' tech era.

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