A coin toss? A COIN TOSS??

[annabanana]

OMFG

amazeballs

[leftynyc]

1. I had the same reaction

in 2008 when Hillary won the most votes in the NV caucus and got less delegates. Screwy rules in caucuses. My mother left the Democratic party because of that NV caucus. Voted for Pres Obama but left the party over the caucus rules.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

2. Not only that, but it might have been decided wrongly? Breaking on Twitter now

the rule might have been misinterpreted.

People are saying that rule 28 of of the Iowa caucus rule actually says that the 'winner' of the coin toss LOSES the delegate.

Say what? This is getting even weirder by the minute.

[annabanana]

4. doesn't matter in the big pic

but what an odd coda

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

5. I agree, but if true, that's a really weird rule.

I'd like to see a link to the actual rule itself, right now all I've seen is people saying that the winner of the coin toss is supposed to lose the delegate.

[JonathanRackham]

3. Some tie elections have been decided by cutting a deck of cards

[meow2u3]

9. Something like this?

(at about :40)
Ya wanted me to cut the cards, now, didn't ya?

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

6. Text that might apply.

'... Note: In a case where two or more preference groups are tied for the loss of a delegate, a coin shall be tossed to determine who loses the delegate.'

I think it's too vague to proclaim 'the winner loses the delegate' even if it's written oddly. I imagine that at the time they flipped the coins, someone probably said 'If it's heads, Hillary loses the delegate, if it's tails, Bernie loses the delegate', and it was tails. So I don't think the rule 28 folks are going to get any real traction, or get anything overturned.

[1939]

8. The results won't be overturned

but the state party needs to take a hard look at this for the future.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

7. Isn't that how all great political movements are born?

[B Calm]

10. Clinton wins at least six Iowa precincts by coin flip. What are the odds of that?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/02/clinton-wins-at-least-six-iowa-precincts-by-coin-flip/

[Dr Hobbitstein]

11. 1:64, I believe. NT.