The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results from the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus were delayed due to “quality checks” and new reporting rules, an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of doubt to an already uncertain presidential primary season. CBC | World News
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In Iowa, Democrats have 1 key question. Who is the candidate to beat Trump?
The ability to beat Trump may be the “number one criteria” for the eventual Democratic nominee, and the top priority for Iowa Democrats tonight when they caucus for a candidate. But voters are at odds over who is most electable against the president. CBC | World News
Read More »Super Bowl parties, large rallies cap Democrats’ final push in Iowa
Ahead of Monday night’s caucuses, which kick off the state-by-state nominating process to pick U.S. presidential nominees, Democratic candidates are making their closing pitches in earnest around the state of Iowa. CBC | World News
Read More »The Iowa caucus is really important. Why? ‘Because it’s first’
Every four years, the small state of Iowa becomes a focal point of international media attention, the first state in the electoral process to name a party leader for president. CBC | World News
Read More »Influential Selzer Poll Scrapped Before Iowa Caucus Showed Bernie Sanders In ‘Free Fall,’ Insider Says
The highly anticipated Selzer poll was scrapped just ahead of the Iowa caucus, but one Democratic strategist said the influential poll would have shown an unlikely candidate surging and another potential frontrunner in free fall. The Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom poll was considered the gold standard for Iowa polling, scheduled to be released on Saturday night with CNN devoting an entire ...
Read More »Joe Biden Predicts ‘Neck And Neck’ Race With Bernie Sanders In Iowa
Former Vice President Joe Biden is predicting a “neck and neck” race with Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses on Monday, according to Politico. Speaking with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on Friday, Biden acknowledged that Sanders is ahead in some polls, refusing to guarantee victory. “I think it’s going to be really close, George. It’s ...
Read More »In Iowa, Republicans indifferent to Democratic caucuses. No one can beat Trump, they say
Bernie, Mayor Pete, Biden — it doesn’t matter who wins the Iowa caucuses because not one stands a chance against Donald Trump. That was the general attitude among many Trump supporters who filled the rafters of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday night. CBC | World News
Read More »‘You called me a liar on national TV,’ Warren tells Sanders after Iowa debate
Elizabeth Warren accused Bernie Sanders of calling her a liar before a national television audience during a tense, post-debate exchange in which she refused to shake his outstretched hand, according to audio released Wednesday by CNN. CBC | World News
Read More »On eve of Iowa debate, Warren says Sanders ‘disagreed’ a woman could win the White House
As the top candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination prepare for their last debate before the all-important Iowa caucuses, two of the progressive front-runners are on the attack over a conversation they had more than a year ago. CBC | World News
Read More »Andrew Yang Trolls Michael Bloomberg For Decision To Pass On Iowa And New Hampshire
Michael Bloomberg‘s late entry into the 2020 Democratic presidential primary hasn’t sat well with everyone, with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suggesting that the former New York City mayor is trying to use his wealth to purchase the election. Bloomberg’s decision to skip the key voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire is also a controversial decision that has been ...
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