Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said in the wee hours of Tuesday morning that he was still unsure of the final results in the Iowa caucus, but he believes that the race in Iowa proves the strength of his campaign no matter what.
“Whether we lose by a fraction of a point or we win or whatever, we’re very proud of the campaign that we won. And I think the significance is, for folks who did not think Bernie Sanders could win, that we could compete against Hillary Clinton, I hope that that thought is now gone,” Sanders told CNN just after he got off a plane in New Hampshire.
“We’re going to fight really hard in New Hampshire and then we’re going to Nevada, to South Carolina. We’re doing well around the country,” Sanders continued.
Sanders said that he believes that when the African American and Latino communities in South Carolina and other states review his record, he will gain more support in the Democratic primary.
A final decision on the winner of the Democratic Iowa caucus has not yet been declared. Hillary Clinton’s campaign claimed victory early Tuesday morning with just one precinct not reporting.
The Iowa Democratic Party released a statement Tuesday morning with the results from all but one precinct. According to the statement, Clinton received 699.57 state delegate equivalents and Sanders received 695.49 state delegate equivalents without the final precinct. NBC News declared Clinton the “apparent winner.”
Starting now, another issue that we have to keep in mind is that of delegates. So far, Clinton’s ahead in delegates and she probably will be after NH.
Oh for the love of Pete Bernie, you won/tied a caucus of white liberals, and next week you will win in East Vermont. That does not make you competitive. The GOP will wipe the floor with you in about two weeks after the convention and it’s McGovern 2.0 from there. No state west of Vermont and DC will vote for a self-described Socialist who does a Mondale and promises to raise your taxes. Get real and don’t give us a GOP president, Congress and SCOTUS-- we will never forgive you
Honestly? Even NOW you can’t give Bernie his due? He has run a clean campaign. He has stood up for his beliefs. He has brought hope to young voters that you can be in politics and NOT be a Cruz or a Trump. You may be for Hillary but Bernie has run a good race. PS…‘white liberals’ get to vote and have it count too!
If I may…I believe that @Jayhiker was trying to make the point that Sanders coalition of young people and White liberals is all he’s got. Outside of IA and VT, it’s pretty much downhill from there. Bringing hope to young voters is good but, at some point, he’s also got to bring some reality to them as well.
I am resigned to Hillary – there is no other choice. I like Sanders and appreciate all he has done to activate people, and his cause is just. But its not realistic and I fear Bernie supporters are naive about his chances. The risk of losing to the GOP is too great to entertain charging at windmills. Let’s just not lose sight of the goal: keep the GOP out of the White House and the SCOTUS