Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumScenes from Bernie's dispirited would-be victory party
His revolution was not televised from Iowa on Monday night.
By HOLLY OTTERBEIN
02/04/2020 09:53 PM EST
ABOARD BERNIE SANDERS CHARTER PLANE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE The political revolution was put on hold.
When Bernie Sanders campaign was preparing for a potential win in the first 2020 contest Monday, his aides and allies envisioned him giving a primetime victory speech, raising millions of dollars from small-dollar donors amid their ecstatic high, and savoring proving so many elites wrong at a party at the Holiday Inn.
Instead, Sanders and his senior aides found themselves working to reassure demoralized and shaken staffers and volunteers on Tuesday.
In a last-minute all-staff call around noon, Sanders campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, told aides that the Iowa Democratic Party had been incompetent and the delayed results were frustrating. But, he said, it was critical to appreciate what had just happened despite receiving the most negative news coverage of any 2020 campaign.
With 62 percent of precincts counted, initial results released Tuesday showed Sanders and Pete Buttigieg in a close race for first place, and Sanders aides think there is a good chance they will win in the end.
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
msongs
(67,441 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)And Klobuchar also benefits, as she can more easily justify staying in the race, even though it's hard to see a path for her.
Warren probably doesn't really lose or gain as a result of the Iowa shitshow.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,727 posts)I think the question is; can Biden generate some "comeback kid" momentum in NH?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)...there been an undisputed, prime time announcement of the results last night, showing Biden in a distant 4th.
Biden may still end up falling to 3rd or 4th in NH, but that's less likely thanks to the Iowa shitshow. The dominant narrative of the last 24 hours has been about the IDP's incompetence and the absurd caucus process itself (and about whether the results can be trusted). Instead of being about the results, which we still don't have in full. Biden, you can be sure, is celebrating the shitshow aspect.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
wisteria
(19,581 posts)Biden should do a hell of a lot better in Nevada and South Carolina.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
W_HAMILTON
(7,873 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
wisteria
(19,581 posts)Biden was a regular topic of the Republicans during the trial, and before.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Uncle Joe
(58,417 posts)Thanks for the thread JoeOtterbein.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
denem
(11,045 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)not get as many delegates as he hoped for, but we know he and at least a couple others will come away with a decent step toward the total they all need.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden