Missing precinct scrambles to report Sanders won (goodby Hillary lead)

[ABX]

This brings the margin to .03%.

Votes from one precinct in Iowa were still missing Tuesday morning, and Democrats from that neighborhood scrambled to find party officials so that they could report their tally: Bernie Sanders won by 2 delegates over Hillary Clinton.

With Des Moines precinct No. 42's results, Clinton's excruciatingly close lead narrowed further, making the final tally for delegate equivalents in the Democratic Iowa caucuses:

Clinton: 699.57

Sanders: 697.77.

It quickly raised questions about whether Sanders had won the popular vote in Iowa. Sanders backers called for Iowa Democratic Party officials to release the raw vote totals....

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/02/some-democratic-precinct-results-unaccounted/79682184/

[Scottftlc]

There is no way they can hold back the raw vote totals now.  My guess is that Sanders wins there, albeit narrowly.

The coin flip was decisive.

[ABX]

And the DNC is refusing to do a recount.

The Associated Press Verified account
‏@AP

The Iowa Democratic Party will not not do a recount, and the Sanders camp does not intend to challenge the results: http://apne.ws/1SqKcUu

[Scottftlc]

And the DNC is refusing to do a recount.

I think Bernie just wants the raw vote totals released, not a recount.  That's probably good enough to him.  It's going to be an essential tie any way around it, even with a recount.  If the raw vote totals show him with more votes, he will claim victory and it will stick.  If not, he calls it a tie and moves on.

[Free Vulcan]

I doubt Sanders will do a recount. He knows this is a win for him, especially once this gets out that he's less than two delegates behind and lost on 6-for-6 tosses to Hillary.

[truth_seeker]

What is the probability of winning 6 out of 6 coin tosses ??

Answer: 64 to 1

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/what-are-odds-was-it-luck-hillary-iowa-coin-tosses/nqHRw/

[flowers]

hillary campaign in shock mode over how close it was?  who wins 6 out of 6 coin tosses?

[Wingnut]

Bernie was robbed 

[Scottftlc]

What is the probability of winning 6 out of 6 coin tosses ??

Answer: 64 to 1

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/what-are-odds-was-it-luck-hillary-iowa-coin-tosses/nqHRw/

For Hillary, those are short odds.  Cattle futures baby.

[ArneFufkin]

The Iowa Democrat caucuses are a mechanism of the Iowa and National Democrat Party, not the State of Iowa, so any decision regarding awarding of delegates is up to Party fiat.    And, we all know the outcome of Dismal Debbie and her minions.

[flowers]

Bernie was robbed 

true!

[Free Vulcan]

I suspect he'll get his revenge in New Hampshire with a surge of Vermont liberals coming to participate in their open primary.