NYTimes:a jolting psychological blow to the Clinton campaign, leaving volunteers, donors and aides

[amborin]

confused throughout the night, and then crestfallen.

Over the weekend, her campaign had exuded confidence, with some advisers predicting she would win the Iowa caucuses by several percentage points, and by Monday evening, they were urging news outlets to call the race in her favor. They had hoped that she would garner a decisive victory here and put to rest any doubts about her strength as a candidate.

from a new, evening article from the ny times:

HIllary and Bernie Intensify Efforts in NH

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/us/politics/hillary-clinton-declared-winner-of-iowa-caucuses.html?&target=comments&hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&modref=HPCommentsRefer&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news#commentsContainer

and this:


Clinton Wins Iowa Caucus by Thinnest of Margins

By AMY CHOZICK, PATRICK HEALY and YAMICHE ALCINDOR 8:55 PM ET

Final vote counts showed Hillary Clinton narrowly beating Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, according to The Associated Press and other news organizations.

947 Comments

The comments are worth reading.

[ucrdem]

1. A win is a win by any other name.

And she won.

[amborin]

3. she might have "technically" won, but it wasn't a "win" in the larger sense of the term; more like a

staggering comedown.

[ucrdem]

6. A loss would have been a loss. A win is a win.

Naturally the media narrative is going to try and keep the horse race going for as long as possible, for the usual reasons.

[jonno99]

5. By the narrowest of margins she beat the JV b-squad. A proud win? Nope, but

more importantly, the question becomes: was Iowa a harbinger of things to come? That thought is what has them discouraged. that is the blow...

[ucrdem]

7. She won it fair and square. And she's running a much cleaner campaign than Bernie

by my lights anyway.

[amborin]

20. please re-calibrate your lights

[artislife]

9. And Bernie raised another million

ohh, and look at his new endorsements....hmmm.

[ucrdem]

10. I'd love to see a spreadsheet on donor party affiliation. nt

[artislife]

13. I bet it isn't just Dems.

And that is a great thing.
I know what you are implying, but h's donors are right of center for the most part.

[ucrdem]

15. H's donors are Democrats. nt

[artislife]

16. in name only.

3 million dollars in 24 hours!

[brentspeak]

17. "Democrats" who also donate to Republicans

If Hillary's Wall Street sugar daddies don't feel she can protect them sufficiently from the Bernie Sander's out there, they will happily redirect their money to Marco Rubio.

[artislife]

14. Oops, THREE million.

booyah.

[ucrdem]

18. Yes, I've noticed a certain (ahem) flexibility in the reporting of these sums. nt

[Ed Suspicious]

27. You're trying way too hard.

[Chezboo]

22. "A win is a win when you’re talking about Florida’s electoral votes -

not when you’re measuring state delegate equivalents. Sanders’s performance offered concrete electoral proof of the power of his anti-establishment appeal and demonstrated his capacity to compete on par with Clinton, whose organization had far more time and resources on the ground in Iowa."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marco-rubio-and-bernie-sanders-were-the-real-winners-in-iowa/2016/02/02/470947a8-c978-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html

[AtomicKitten]

2. "they were urging news outlets to call the race in her favor"

What does that remind me of. Hmmm. It sounds awfully Bush Campaign Florida 2000.

Push the media outlets to call it a win and then get the hell out of Dodge (leave the scene of the crime ?) ASAP.

[amborin]

4. definitely has overtones of Florida 2000

[uponit7771]

8. The people who usually don't get proper credit for accomplishments identify with ....

... Hillary

[SheilaT]

11. My favorite sentence in the article:

Both candidates are expected to focus intensely on New Hampshire, with Clinton advisers saying that Mrs. Clinton may leave the state only for potential fund-raising events.

Bernie can raise $3million in a day just from small donors. Pretty soon he's going to have more cash on hand than she does.

[dixiegrrrrl]

24. Did you notice...the article talks about "the Clintons" and "the couple"...

I really do not want NAFTA Bill back as Pres.

[Glamrock]

19. Naive is a bit insulting...

I believe what you're looking for is "intentionally obtuse".

[Ed Suspicious]

28. I'm sure it's an "earning their keep" scenario.

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. Since the tape of her speech came on automatically at the link

I had to listen to her voice long enough till I could click it off.

Someone needs to tell her not to keep talking when she gets applause.....to wait till she can be heard.
and to get a voice coach.

[Dem2]

25. You seem to revile Hillary

I like both candidates and enjoy listening to either of them. I hope I never get so biased that one of the Democrats running makes me angry.

[DanTex]

26. Wait! I thought the NYT was shilling for Clinton! What's going on here!