The results have been released and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, just edged Senator Bernie Sanders.
The results have been released and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, just edged Senator Bernie Sanders.
RACE -- PETE BUTTIGIEG KEEPS ASLIGHT LEAD IN THE IOWACAUCUSES --- THAT'S WITH 100-PERCENT OF PRECINCTSREPORTING...THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYANNOUNCED THERESULTS THURSDAY NIGHT --- DAYSAFTER THE CHAOS OFMONDAY'S CAUCUSES.THE FORMER SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,MAYOR LEADS SENATORBERNIE SANDERS BY ONE-TENTH OFONE PERCENTAGE POINT.SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN, FORMERVICE PRESIDENTJOE BIDEN AND SENATOR AMYKLOBUCHAR TRAIL BEHIND BUTTIGIEGAND SANDERS.MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG HAD SAIDFROM THE NIGHT OF THECAUCUSES HIS CAMPAIGN WAS HEADEDTO NEW HAMPSHIREVICTORIOUS--BUT -- SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS ISALSO SAYING OUTRIGHT HEWON THE STATE-THANKING THEVOTERS THERE FOR A "VERYSTRONG VICTORY"...EVEN SO, BOTH CANDIDATESEXPRESSING FRUSTRATIONWITH THE DELAYED RESULTS..."IT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARYWEEK.
AND, WE ARE ABSOLUTELYELECTRIFIED."DID WE GET THE MOST VOTES?
YES,FROMWHERE I COME FROM WHEN YOU GETTHE MOST VOTES, YOU WIN.WHAT HAPPENED IN IOWA WAS ADISASTER.IT WAS A DISASTER FOR THE IOWADEMOCRATIC PARTY.MEANWHILE -- THE DEMOCRATICNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRHAS CALLED FOR A RECANVASS OFALL RESULTS IN IOWA, AS THESTATE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTYCONTINUED TO STRUGGLE TOVERIFY THE CAUCUS DATA.MORE THAN 500-THOUSAND 16 AND 17YEA