Iowa Democratic Party reviewing results in caucuses
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN) ... Hillary Clinton claimed a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders in the first-in-the-nation voting state on Monday, winning 49.9% to 49.6%, or the equivalent of about four state delegates.
Sam Lau, a spokesman for the state Democratic Party, told CNN Saturday that "both the Sanders and Clinton campaigns have flagged a very small number of concerns for us, and we are looking at them all on a case-by-case basis. We are still in the review process of gathering information and speaking with local leaders."... The Des Moines Register first reported the review.... The Register called for an audit of the results in an editorial on Friday.... Sanders was asked about the controversy at Thursday's Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC.
"We think, by the way, based on talking to our precinct captains, we may have at least two more delegates," Sanders said. "At the end of the day, no matter how it's recounted, it will break roughly even."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/06/politics/democratic-party-iowa-caucuses-results-review/index.html
It saddens me that Iowa's Republican party had a similar discrepancy in 2012 (Romney declares victory prematurely and the final results proved that the early declaration was not only premature but incorrect) and Iowa's Republican party responded with more openness in 2012 than Iowa's Democratic party is responding with now.
jillan
(39,451 posts)this mess THIS will be part of the story leading into Iowa in 2020.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,282 posts)... just focus on re-electing the Democratic president.
So 2024 should be the next big Iowa test.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Anything less, is the fox in the hen house...and gives them no credibility. Period.
I support Bernie but I just want the honest truth...I can deal with honest results.
peacebird
(14,195 posts)I'm sure she's not biased or anything. Was on Hillary's 08 campaign too.
elljay
(1,178 posts)When there are accusations of impropriety, the best way to handle it is to immediately and impartially investigate. I don't have enough info to say whether the results will change substantially or not. It doesn't matter - the narrative from Iowa that continues to be in the news is that the caucuses were not fair. This doesn't help the Democratic Party, or either candidate. The Iowa Party needs to get ahead of this story and clean everything up so we all can move on.
Yeager29
(26 posts)Hello Bernie and goodbye HRC. We need to sink that ship and save the best we can while we can. Bernie & Warren 2016.
GeoWilliam750
(2,519 posts)Warren being either the Secretary of the Treasury or Commerce, or perhaps Justice.
Sitting on the sidelines for four years may not be the best use of one of the best assets of the Democratic party and the American people.
Also, 2 east coasters on the ticket wont bring enthusiasm from the rest of the country.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)the vp has to be from somewhere else.
silvershadow
(10,336 posts)results. And accuracy matters. It affects people's thinking and understanding. Iowa has become something of a joke.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)potential Banana Republic state to join Florida. Only 48 more to go.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)At least it was on tv. We could get some sense of what was going on.
Now if ever there was a good example of why elections should be open, it's this. Bernie got on top of it before it began to snowball. I posted something suggesting an audit, and people immediately clamped down, saying it wouldn't work or shouldn't happen. That's like running an experiment with a few less sensors than is required in order to confirm results.
This problem is up to Dems to fix. In case anyone has doubts about that, just watch a republican debate. Do they sound like they can solve problems? I didn't think so.
red dog 1
(27,647 posts)the Des Moines Register editorial board wrote..
(From the OP cited CNN article)
"The Iowa Democratic caucuses were so messy that the votes need to be recounted immediately, Iowa's largest newspaper declared on Thursday."
That doesn't sound like " a very small number of concerns for us" as the spokesman for the state Democratic party (Sam Lau) told CNN on Saturday.
Good journalism by the Des Moines Register's editorial board!
K&R, thanks for posting
Attorney in Texas
(3,373 posts)red dog 1
(27,647 posts)I hope and pray that President Carter stays in remission from his Cancer that long.