2016 Postmortem

Agschmid

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13. No one really "voted" welcome to land of crazy caucuses.

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Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:01 PM

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All Iowa Precincts Reporting [View all] JaneyVee Feb 2016 OP

Doesn't look like a tie to me either. NurseJackie Feb 2016 #1

Even my old tired eyes are seeing 28-21. :-) Alfresco Feb 2016 #11

28 includes supers which she had in her pocket. So she declared victory before the popular vote leveymg Feb 2016 #18

Yep. Anyone posting "28-21!" without clarification is basically trying to mislead. reformist2 Feb 2016 #20

... Alfresco Feb 2016 #29

Some of Hillary's supporters do tend to follow her lead. Broward Feb 2016 #41

Precinct 42 hasn't reported and Sanders won there. kristopher Feb 2016 #43

And obfuscate. Stick a fork in Hillary. She's done. - nt KingCharlemagne Feb 2016 #57

The Socialist is still in the running? RobertEarl Feb 2016 #22

Which is funny because even if they say they're voting for her Fearless Feb 2016 #32

Looks Like Clinton Won by a Touchdown and Extra Point Stallion Feb 2016 #23

Looks like she won by a fraction of one percent. 4 votes out of 1400. A pyrrhic victory, at best. leveymg Feb 2016 #28

Superdelegates vote at the convention, this is a dishonest Fearless Feb 2016 #33

MSNBC is showing 30-21 on their live tv graphics. :-) Alfresco Feb 2016 #38

Looks Like Clinton Added a Safety in Overtime Stallion Feb 2016 #63

Well it wasn't a blow out Autumn Feb 2016 #2

Nobody expected it would. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #5

Oh a few here expected it. nt Autumn Feb 2016 #8

Not the realistic ones. Agschmid Feb 2016 #12

Not everyone here on DU is realistic, and a couple posters here expected a huge Hillary win . Autumn Feb 2016 #17

On the Bernie side, yes. DanTex Feb 2016 #24

Comments on a blog saying that Bernie could come in first. It was close. Autumn Feb 2016 #42

Funny how the word "will" gets changed into "could", isn't it? DanTex Feb 2016 #44

Depends on the meaning of the word is doesn't it Dan. Autumn Feb 2016 #47

Well, they do have different meanings. That's why you decided to replace one with the other. DanTex Feb 2016 #48

Ya got me Dan, ya got me. You hillary supporters are some of the most graceful Autumn Feb 2016 #50

That final delegate count will almost certainly change MineralMan Feb 2016 #3

True, barely a blip on total delegate count. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #9

"Who" jham123 Feb 2016 #4

No one really "voted" welcome to land of crazy caucuses. Agschmid Feb 2016 #13

Still seems to be something going on to finalize numbers ... Jarqui Feb 2016 #6

Seems like a huge mess jkbRN Feb 2016 #25

About as close to a tie that has ever been seen in Iowa. Vinca Feb 2016 #7

Yes, because as you guys said ad nauseum, he didn't have "name recognition." MoonRiver Feb 2016 #14

You fail to mention that jkbRN Feb 2016 #30

We can interpret the facts in a number of ways, but Iowa was not an easy state for Hillary to win. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #46

The new goal post moving meme. Fearless Feb 2016 #34

He can in a very close second, a virtual tie in a satate where Autumn Feb 2016 #45

Apparently he lost because of some coin tosses. I wouldn't crow too much. LOL. Vinca Feb 2016 #59

That has been debunked about 20 times today. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #60

Actually, I don't. All I'm saying is Hillary's win was by a hair. Vinca Feb 2016 #62

Um, that is counting superdelegates rather disingenuously. JonLeibowitz Feb 2016 #10

Delegates can switch at the next level too 4dsc Feb 2016 #36

Only after the first ballot. jeff47 Feb 2016 #37

Superdelegates are not bound to a candidate. jeff47 Feb 2016 #15

It's a lie is what it is. Fearless Feb 2016 #35

Hear, hear! John Poet Feb 2016 #61

Really a solid night. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #16

She spent a pile of money and damaged her future primary results for a tie. jeff47 Feb 2016 #21

Nicely stated! jkbRN Feb 2016 #27

I don't think she damaged anything down the road. NCTraveler Feb 2016 #40

She pulled money and staff from super Tuesday states. jeff47 Feb 2016 #49

What Is the delegate count out of Iowa? NCTraveler Feb 2016 #52

At the moment, 22-21, 1 unawarded. jeff47 Feb 2016 #54

So, 20ish has brought you to the bold comment... NCTraveler Feb 2016 #56

Do you really think one delegate is going to decide the nomination? jeff47 Feb 2016 #58

49 total delegates? Neat trick... gcomeau Feb 2016 #19

Your numbers include Super Delegates hoosierlib Feb 2016 #26

This map is based on "Clinton trails, Clinton leads" ummmmm jkbRN Feb 2016 #31

MSNBC is showing 30-21 on their live tv graphics. :-) Alfresco Feb 2016 #39

Surprise... Kentonio Feb 2016 #55

excellent arguments for iowa to end their caucus 'system' rurallib Feb 2016 #51

Clinton the clear winner. Maybe by a hair, but still a win. I would concede though, Lil Missy Feb 2016 #53