Sanders And Buttigieg Virtually Tied In Iowa As Caucus Results Trickle In

Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) makes a point during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Phot... Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) makes a point during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Drake University on January 14, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The narrow gap former Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the Iowa caucuses has all but closed, according to the latest results released by the state’s Democratic Party.

With 97% of precincts reporting, Buttigieg holds 26.2% of Iowa’s State Delegate Equivalents (SDEs) while Sanders has reached 26.1%, boosting the Vermont senator within striking distance of his rival. That razor-thin 10th of a percentage point makes up three SDEs.

Sanders currently leads Buttigieg in the popular vote by 44,753 to 42,235, according to the Associated Press.

It is unknown when the final results will be announced.

The Iowa Democratic Party has been rolling out the caucus results at a snail’s pace this week after a series of blunders mangled the vote counting process in the crucial state.

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  1. I just can’t get excited until it hits 98 percent … why, that’s almost everyone’s vote!

    shit

  2. Again. Iowa. Meh…

    The whitest state in the union, or darn close.

  3. Agree, mostly. Why we should pay so much attention to Iowa - not representative of the voting population of the U.S., and with its godawful caucus system - and to New Hampshire, is a mystery.

    Nonetheless, Biden’s poor showing is revealing.

  4. According to the googs…

    • Maine 95.5%
    • New Hampshire 95.0%
    • West Virginia 94.3%
    • Iowa 92.9%
    • Idaho 92.1%
    • Wyoming 91.6%
    • Minnesota 90.94%
    • North Dakota 90.9%

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