Thursday, March 28, 2024

Clinton or Sanders? Iowa Dem Caucus Too Close to Call

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*(Via Huffington Post) – The winner of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses remains a mystery. But it’s not clear that it matters anymore.

As of 12:30 a.m., with only a handful of counties still reporting results, Hillary Clinton held a narrow lead over Bernie Sanders, 674 “state delegate equivalents” to 670. That tiny difference means that both candidates will likely leave Iowa with the same number of delegates for the national convention.

Sanders, speaking to his supporters, called the results a “virtual tie.” He was right.

The good news for Clinton is that she’s likely to do better in the future. Few states play to Sanders’ political strength the way that Iowa does. So far, Sanders has drawn most of his support from white voters and from liberals, two groups that Iowa has in wildly disproportionate numbers. Iowa is also a small state, and, because it is the nation’s first contest, allows candidates to court voters in small, personal settings — where Sanders excels.

Read/learn MORE at Huffington Post.

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