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totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:51 PM Feb 2016

Sanders campaign reviewing Iowa caucus totals, says actual result may never be known

The campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has launched a review of the razor-thin margin of Monday night's Iowa caucuses, Sanders's campaign manager said Tuesday.

“As an empirical matter, we’re not likely to ever know what the actual result was,” said Jeff Weaver, Sanders’s campaign manager, who cited as complicating factors the narrow margin, the “arcane” rules of the caucuses, the delayed reporting of some precincts and the technology used to reports the results.

The Sanders review may not have any practical effect on how delegates are awarded, but "I think everybody has an interest in making it as accurate as possible,” Weaver said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/02/sanders-campaign-reviewing-iowa-caucus-totals-says-actual-result-may-never-be-known/

This was a tie. Clinton did not win. Bernie came back from 30 points down to tie the so-called "inevitable" nominee.
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hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
2. Oh how I wish that Gore fought an won in 2000
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 04:59 PM
Feb 2016

so much would have been better, just think about how much better we would have been. for one thing, I would not stillbe going around sayng I could have been in the towers on 9/11 because nothing would have happened that day.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
3. We've suffered a LOT because of Gore not fighting for us.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:03 PM
Feb 2016

The repercussions have been devastating.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

JudyM

(29,263 posts)
8. I thought about that last night during Bernie's speech. Wondered if he will be the same way out of
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:10 PM
Feb 2016

diplomacy if it comes down to the need for a fight at the end.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
7. He wants to win but above and beyond he wants to bring attention to our corrupt system. We
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:10 PM
Feb 2016

should not just be glossing over just how screwed up our government or our electoral process is.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
9. Well I do agree numbers should be released
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:13 PM
Feb 2016

Maybe that will help him process this. I just don't want him taking precious time right now. He can always assess everything later and wrote a point paper and recommend changes. 7 days and 4 hours until next results.

emulatorloo

(44,164 posts)
5. More Jeff Weaver/Tad Devine "strategery." Red meat for the base who don't understand IA caucus
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:06 PM
Feb 2016

Meanwhile Bernie's moved on to the NH primary, where he will win big!

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
6. What exactly are they counting, then?
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:08 PM
Feb 2016

Where are the totals coming from, and why can't they be verified? This is disturbing.

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