There will be a winner in Iowa and there will be a loser...

[CajunBlazer]

Only the loser will declare it a tie.

[Fawke Em]

1. Sometimes the loser declares it a win.

If you're a Clinton.

[Empowerer]

2. Didn't Bernie Sanders declare it a tie in his speech?

[cali]

5. And what would you call "too close to call"?

[Renew Deal]

3. Actually, it could be a tie.

And if the difference is less than the number of delegates O'Malley and uncommitted has, it will take months to know who won.

[CajunBlazer]

10. It will not be a tie!

[Renew Deal]

13. How do you know this?

An odd delegate can go to O'Malley or Uncommitted.

[cali]

4. By the hair of your chimny, chin, chin, Spinny, spin, spin

[angrychair]

6. Expending

90% of your campaign resources between Iowa and your New York campaign headquarters and having nothing to show for it but a tie (Bernie did it at less than half the cost) is losing no matter how you look at it.

[Schema Thing]

7. Bernie *won* it by the time 50% of the results where in.

He could have lost by 3 and still won it.

[Live and Learn]

8. All decided by coin tosses. Hmmm. nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. It's so close that it is a tie

you could say they both won

[Renew Deal]

14. Brian Williams said "everybody gets a trophy."

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. Bernie did get a big trophy

Momentum
Increased donations
Recognition

[karynnj]

11. In fact, no matter how the remaining small number of delegates come out - it is essentially a tie

This is especially so as HRC gained 3 delegates decided by coin tosses because the districts had exactly the same number of people there. Although this follows the rules, it does give her a bit of a boost that depended on luck, not greater support.

[Todays_Illusion]

12. I feel like a winner because the chosen winner was beat back to a tie. nt

[AgadorSparticus]

16. Not necessarily. I think the loser in this declared a win.

I will probably get stoned for saying this, but I really think the winner tonight is Bernie. He is showing a momentum that is remarkable! & he is giving us a glimpse of what we can expect from the rest of the primaries. I am expecting to see a big shift in the Hillary camp after this. Much more aggressive. And Bernie is going to continue to build that momentum of his.

[Fearless]

17. BWHAHAHAHAHA! This is HILLarious!