Looks like BIG turnout!

[Matariki]

per twitter

[Renew Deal]

1. For which party?

[Matariki]

5. For both parties

Huge lines at Memorial Union in Ames. Large student turnout here at Iowa State #IowaCaucus

Looking like a big turnout in Iowa. Looks like good news for two old guys from the Northeast. #IowaCaucus

first look from around the state of #Iowa is that turnout is HIGH... Many caucus sites have Long lines.. Good news for Trump and Sanders

[hill2016]

10. large student turnout at college

means they aren't travelling home to caucus

[JonLeibowitz]

37. Your advice to them worked! You must be so glad they stayed safe.

[Robbins]

2. It's coming

the people in both partys are pissed at establishment and aren't going to take it anymore and are about to say screw you to
establishment of both partys.

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended.

Good!

[speaktruthtopower]

4. Is there any snow?

[elleng]

9. Rain possible south east, Fairfield, @ 12:45 a.m.

[Turn CO Blue]

18. for Des Moines, Accuweather hourly shows snow starting at 2am

http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/des-moines-ia/50316/hourly-weather-forecast/328810?hour=26

Grain of salt and all that, with predicting the weather.

[democrank]

6. Good news!

Go Bernie!

[Matariki]

7. Oh, and this one

The voter turnout looks unreal. Good for Iowa!

[Punkingal]

8. Oh, thank you Iowa! Go Bernie!

[toshiba783]

11. When do caucuses usually end?

Does anyone know when this is all going to be over and the results will start coming in?

I'm debating between going to the gym for a couple of hours or sitting home and stuffing my face with carry out and watching MSNBC.

[NCTraveler]

16. I think there is enough info here.

Some of the times and such. Not a long read.

http://www.vox.com/2016/2/1/10880714/iowa-caucus-2016-time-schedule-poll

[JimDandy]

58. It is really dependent on turnout, whether a lot of the caucusers are registering to vote on site

how organized the precintcts are, how polarized the voters are, and how efficently the candidate's teams can corral people to their teams. Based on my experience in other states, it can be anywhere from 1 1/2 hrs to 3 hrs.

There should be delegate counts starting to trickle out in the smaller, polarized, or older voter precincts by 8:45 or 9:00 pm.

[Hissyspit]

12. I was noticing that.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. Well...... if somebody said it on twitter, then it must be true. nt

[Joe the Revelator]

15. Or, CNN also reporting it, live from Caucus sites.

But whateves.

[thomservo]

17. are you hoping for a low turn out?

[Cali_Democrat]

20. Not at all

I'm just amused when people point to twitter as proof of anything.

Any Joe Schmo can create a twitter handle any post anything.

[Fawke Em]

24. Like any Joe Schmo can create a handle at DU. eom

[Cali_Democrat]

25. Exactly

That's why I would never point to a DU post as proof of anything unless there's a credible source being linked.

[malokvale77]

29. Perfect. nt

[Matariki]

19. You say that like turnout is a bad thing

anyway, numerous people are saying it, along with posting photos. because they're there. which makes it faster than waiting for the tv news to say the same thing.

I'd be sad if my candidate required low turnout to win.

[JRLeft]

23. A lot of Hillary supporters are right wingers, so they hate high turnouts.

[hifiguy]

40. Indeed

and more liberal candidates are nearly always the beneficiaries of large turnouts, at least that's what history indicates.

[JRLeft]

49. Exactly who's excited about no we can't?

[hifiguy]

50. A very good point!

Preemptive surrender is not a strategy, it's not even a tactic.

[JRLeft]

53. Go Bernie!

[840high]

21. WTH?

[cali]

22. Lol. How.... Hillarian. Cali_Dem a-wishing and hoping and praying

for low turnout.

[hifiguy]

41. You don't even have to wonder anymore,

do you?

Some people's kids, I tells yez.

[napi21]

26. MSNBC has been reporting that the Iowa State offices have been saying they are flooded

with questions of where to go to caucus and what they have to do, that They've never done this before.5 To me that's a lot more proof than Twitter that turnout is going to be high. They're now showing one of the Iowa sites where they are now registering a LOT OF PEOPLE. The guy who's on site is saying this crowd is bigger than the one they had when Obama ran.

[Matariki]

28. For you ;-)

[Luminous Animal]

31. CNN also reports unusually high voter registration

[Matariki]

36. Bravo!!!

[JonLeibowitz]

43. That's great for Bernie!

[morningfog]

33. Keep hope alive that voter turn out is low!

[malokvale77]

34. I feel your pain. nt

[NCTraveler]

14. K&R nt

[Nanjeanne]

27. Just turned into MSNBC and they were showing Iowa City

They showed a really long line for people registering now. And most of them looked young. No idea if they were Sanders people but I have a feeling they were!

Hoping the rural areas are also seeing Sanders people coming out!

[saltpoint]

30. Pretty encouraging, especially given that

particular city in Iowa.

I'm guessing the young voters in that long line weren't wearing Rick Santorum buttons.

[morningfog]

32. Great for Bernie!

[Matariki]

38. This Dem precinct ran out of voter registration papers. Much bigger turnout than expected

https://twitter.com/woodruffbets/status/694319025589891072

[hifiguy]

44. If history is any guide

that is a VERY good thing for Bernie! Make it so, Iowa Democrats!

[Luciferous]

64. Ours also ran out. We had a big turnout.

[Samantha]

39. Some of the confusion lies in the fact that some of these new registrants are undecided!

So they don't know which party they will caucus with.

Sam

[Nanjeanne]

42. More tweets and pics

John Nichols ‏@NicholsUprising 1m1 minute ago
Very large turnout on north side of Des Moines for #Iowa2016 caucuses. Lots of young people. Lots of 1st-timers.

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Nathan Malachowski ‏@natmalski 12m12 minutes ago Des Moines, IA
Moving chairs from the @MartinOMalley section to make more room for @BernieSanders in the 56th precinct 😼 #IACaucus

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Edited to add this one:

Manoj Mate ‏@manojmate 21m21 minutes ago
CNN: Iowa precinct captain says "he's never seen so many young voters" before #CaucusForBernie

[Gregorian]

45. I'm not a schizophrenic!

But suddenly I do feel a twinge of optimism.

[Nanjeanne]

46. Long line of students registering as dems on spot to caucus for Sanders - Ames, IA

These people in this tweet haven't even gotten inside yet.

Peter Doocy ‏@pdoocy 18m18 minutes ago
hundreds of students registering as dems on the spot to caucus for Sanders here in Ames, IA. Many more than expected

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[Spitfire of ATJ]

47. Hillary folks were counting on apathy.

[hifiguy]

52. The right always does, regardless of party.

[Nanjeanne]

48. And more . . .

Iowa for Bernie
‏@Iowa4Bernie
So many Bernie supporters in this precinct in Ames! Tag @Iowa4Bernie in your caucus photos! #IowaTODAY #iacaucus

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ETA:

Don't know if this is true or not - but this Iowa Tweeter just posted:

Mimzy ‏@Mimzy122 10s11 seconds ago
Cedar Rapids precinct 24. Bernie 83 Hillary 46 #CaucusForBernie #IowaTODAY

[Mbrow]

51. Omaha Steve is Saying

That Bernie looks to be About 2 to1 fav at his caucus! Of course his being there and counting people is only anecdotal and don't mean anything...... (yes the last part was sarcasm)

[LonePirate]

54. Twice as many Dems as Repubs in 2008. Let's hope that ratio repeats or increases this year.

[Matariki]

55. Just heard on MSNBC that Dem turnout might be bigger than 2008

wonder if true

[nolabels]

59. Could be fun seeing another miscalculation from people who thought they had a wrap on the thing

They think we are all mostly fools, who is fooling who now

[JimDandy]

60. No. It will have been purposeful under calculation.

[nolabels]

63. That too!

[shawn703]

56. I think it's funny how Hillary sides with Republicans on turnout

The lower it is, the better her chances. What does that say about her candidacy?

[Matariki]

57. She's doing pretty good right now.

23% of the precincts counted

[JimDandy]

61. That's fast! n/t

[Duckfan]

62. I don't remember this much tension when American Pheroah won triple crown