In Iowa, anxiety and unpredictability cloud caucus finish

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New rules have also left the campaigns working in overdrive to set expectations. For the first time, the Iowa Democratic Party will release three sets of results: who voters align with at the start of the night; who they pick after voters supporting nonviable candidates get to make a second choice; and the number of state delegate equivalents each candidate gets.

The new rules were mandated by the Democratic National Committee as part of a package of changes sought by Sanders following his loss to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential primaries. The revisions were designed to make the caucus system more transparent and to make sure that even the lowest-performing candidates get credit for all the votes they receive. But party officials in Iowa and at the DNC have privately expressed concerns that but multiple campaigns will spin the results in their favor, potentially creating chaos on caucus night.

The Associated Press will declare a winner in Iowa based on the number of state delegates each candidate wins. The AP will also report all three results.

https://apnews.com/ce049651af41d729193cf574be5465af

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1. Go senator Warren!

You have the most energy to run a long grueling campaign.

[lapucelle]

5. It appears that we did. It would have been better to get rid of caucuses. N/T

[Cha]

3. KR!

[sheshe2]

4. Oh geez!

[lapucelle]

8. As results are reported for each round, there will be changes in standing.

I hope that doesn't devolve into a "rigged system" charge by Trump and those like him.

[sheshe2]

9. gottcha

[lapucelle]

6. And there's this as well.

Rivals warn Sanders campaign plans to game Iowa results

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Rival campaigns are sounding the alarm that Bernie Sanders could be planning to claim victory on Monday night — before the caucuses are concluded.

It’s a move, they say, that could have a significant effect on the outcome.

Sanders and his team have made clear their intention to tout the results of the first round of caucus voting Monday, even though the Iowa Democratic Party stresses that the only number that matters is the final delegate count.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/02/berniesanders-campaigniowa-results-110318