How a broken app overshadowed Biden's Iowa fail

[JoeOtterbein]

Politico

The election mess robbed Buttigieg of his election-night laurels while allowing Biden’s campaign to limp ahead.

By MARC CAPUTO

02/04/2020 09:18 PM EST

NASHUA, N.H. — Joe Biden entered the presidential race leading in Iowa. Later, he predicted he’d win the state as he rolled up local endorsements galore.

So Biden’s likely fourth-place finish in Iowa would normally put his campaign in ICU, especially when a former no-name mayor of a small town in Indiana came in first and bested the former vice president along with four senators.

But this is no normal campaign.

Iowa Democrats so badly botched their caucus that the results weren’t released until nearly a day later — and even now only two-thirds of the vote is in — making the biggest storyline about a broken app. It robbed Pete Buttigieg of his election-night laurels while allowing Biden’s campaign to limp ahead.

Because of the disarray, “The people like Biden who have ‘splaining to do aren’t ‘splaining,” said Joe Trippi, a veteran Democratic consultant of multiple presidential campaigns.

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[msongs]

1. nice try, joe has always low balled his iowa chances. nothing new about it nt

[George II]

2. And again you can't extol the virtues of your candidate but denigrate the others. Why? Just WHY?

[JoeOtterbein]

5. Please feel free to list links to any positive comments about Bernie below:

[George II]

8. Sanders is your candidate not mine....

"Please feel free to list links to any positive comments about Bernie below:"

[TexasTowelie]

3. One state does not decide who the Democratic presidential nominee will be.

We'll have a better idea after Super Tuesday.

[napi21]

4. You think what you want. Joe has never done well in Iowa. He didn't spend much time there &

wasn't expected to do much. So he didn't.

I'm a Biden supporter, but I have always said I will promote and vote for whoever the majority of Dems choose. I hope YOU can do the same!

[JoeOtterbein]

6. Thank you for allowing me to think for...

...myself.

?

[SidDithers]

7. Bernie stans in 2020...

Biden's down by 4 pledged delegates in Iowa! He's finished!!1!

Bernie stans in 2016

Sure, Bernie's down hundreds of delegates, but he could still get 80% of the vote in California!!1!




Sid

[George II]

9. Bazinga!

[58Sunliner]

10. Can I get some faux concern to go with this post.

[JoeOtterbein]

11. Not here. ntn

[58Sunliner]

12. Look up rhetorical.

[JoeOtterbein]

14. Votes should be first.

Before anyone's demands of others.

(BTW as the writer of the above, I own it)

[W_HAMILTON]

13. All you Sanders supporters spent an entire year going after Biden...

...and when it came time for the final alignment of the Iowa caucus, what did that get you?

Biden supporters going to Buttigieg, which looks to have helped propel him to a win in Iowa over Sanders.

How many more examples do you need that this sort of divisive approach only hurts your preferred candidate?

[LanternWaste]

15. IA was Bernie's to win or lose. I doubt anyone expected Biden to walk out w/ the blue ribbon

And Bernie dropped the ball. Seems his suRgIng campaign has been dealt yet another dramatic loss.