Bernie Sanders's tie should be the biggest story of the Iowa caucuses

[cali]

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5. As impressive as a third-place finish in Iowa is for Marco Rubio, a tie for Bernie Sanders is a genuinely remarkable political achievement.

6. Imagine telling Bill Clinton in 1992 that 25 years later his wife would be neck-and-neck with an "independent socialist" in the Democratic primary. This wasn't supposed to be possible.

7. In 2008, Barack Obama beat Clinton in Iowa. His campaign was powered by liberal anger over the war in Iraq — anger Clinton was on the wrong side of — as well as real institutional support from the Democratic Party. Sanders had much less to work with in terms of issue differences or Democratic Party fissures, and was facing Clinton in a year she was much stronger.

8. If the caucus results ended in a tie between Sanders and Clinton, then the speeches turned the night into a win for Sanders — he made a detailed, thorough case for his candidacy in a way Clinton simply didn't. His speech felt like Obama's primary-night speeches in 2008. Clinton's felt like, well, Clinton's primary-night speeches in 2008.

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http://www.vox.com/2016/2/2/10892802/iowa-caucus-bernie-sanders-tie

[Metric System]

1. Biased bull. But wait, I thought the media was against him? I can't keep up with the excuses.

[stonecutter357]

14. +1

[merrily]

2. The tie, helped by some irregularities and six coin tosses, indeed should be the biggest story.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4578575/clinton-voter-fraud-polk-county-iowa-caucus

[bvf]

5. Bookmarked for this. n/t

[Agschmid]

17. The video you linked to doesn't show voter fraud...

Remember there really weren't even any voters.

[Live and Learn]

3. Bernie did amazing. Hillary is in trouble. nt

[Blue_Adept]

4. I thought the story would be massive rallies doesn't equate to a win

After months and months of being told of an enthusiasm gap, we end up with a virtual tie? Months and months of massive rallies and we get a virtual tie?

Gotta find the good where you can, I guess, in trying to change the narrative as best as you can.

[riversedge]

9. That is correct.

[cali]

10. The hillarian spin is fascinating!

[Blue_Adept]

15. At least the coins spin in our direction! :D

[Arazi]

6. This "win" will always have an * for me since she "won" by 6 coin tosses

[Kalidurga]

7. I think the coin toss method needs to go

This is not how to nominate a candidate. Yes, I realize Hillary is not nominated by a long shot. But, seriously is that how we want to send delegates for the nomination?

[cali]

12. Lol. It was a tie. You have to be nuts to say a separation of

less than a half percent is a win. And that's exactly what I'd be saying if it was reversed. And a tie is great for Bernie. He gains a ton of momentum. And money is undoubtedly pouring in.

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Yup-- it's not like this is the Electoral College

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. MSNBC is saying she didn't really "win" because it's a tie.

Clinton can't really claim a win. She lost by not winning....pure and simple.

BERNIE WON! WE THE PEOPLE WON!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[stonecutter357]

13. the biggest story is Iowa did not fill the Bern .

[DanTex]

16. Yes, in that it shows that Sanders is no Obama, and couldn't even win in

heavily white-liberal Iowa.

[panader0]

19. TV is saying that the Democratic Party has NOT called the race yet.

Out of curiosity, how will the delegates be proportioned?