Anian

Any other state Democrat caucus could bring theirs forward to at least match it.

scrubbedexpat099

Guardian are reporting counting errors in Iowa.

zargof

Mayo Pete called the manager because it looks like Bernie is going to win.

Giantaxe

I'd say the chances of the whole thing being declared null and void are quite high. What a spectacular own goal by the Democrats.

scrubbedexpat091

Why cant Iowa just do a regular election? Why this caucus mumbo jumbo?

robin1234

I’m pretty sure that question is asked every four years.. In fact, wasn’t there some big controversy about the Iowa Republican caucus in 2012?

BenK91

Because Iowa is a nothing state and they want to feel special?

kimilseung

Intuitively I prefer a caucus, more debate and more likelihood of committed peoples involvement being a greater proportion than casual observers; though I have zero knowledge whether the outcomes are different.

Hiro11

By state law, Iowa would then have to move theirs. The law is that they go first, period.

Hiro11

Setting aside the caucus, I disagree. I'll also bet you've never been there. I live next door. Iowa's actually a pretty great place if you like peace and quiet and farms. It's beautiful, has a surprisingly dynamic economy, is very safe and has one of the best education systems in the country. A quick Google reveals that US News rated it #1 out of all 50 states in 2018 in their annual "Best States" ranking.

Lion in Winter

It's home to over 3 million people.

That is never "nothing."

BritInParis

I’d be interested to know how much the election bandwagon adds to the state economy every four years relative to the national average.

scrubbedexpat099

NYT which I think could be described as friendly, has an in depth story on the Iowa results and their inaccuracies. Bernie seems to have given Iowa up as a bad job and moved on.

Giantaxe

... after declaring victory based on the popular vote which, like the actual election, counts for nothing. The irony. Looks like he and Buttigieg will end up with the same number of delegates unless the whole thing gets thrown out. Which is quite likely. Really the only result of Iowa is that it may hasten Biden’s decline.

zargof

It's not really surprising considering the media narrative about Iowa is more important than the actual results. Plus if they ever correct the errors in the count it will likely show Sanders won on every metric. I mean it's not like Sanders declared victory before any results were actually known. That would just be tacky.