Come on, we basically know how Iowa voted: Against Biden
by Timothy P. Carney
| February 04, 2020 07:46 AM
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — As of 6:30 a.m. CDT the day after, media outlets had results from 0% of Iowa precincts, and 90% of the media reaction to the caucuses was about the state Democratic Party's failure to get and report results.
But we shouldn't pretend the results are a total mystery. From data reported by campaigns and media outlets, three things are pretty clear:
1.) Joe Biden bombed, finishing a distant fourth.
2.) Bernie Sanders was at or near the top of the field.
3.) Pete Buttigieg outperformed the polls to finish at or near the top.
The large campaigns have precinct captains in nearly every precinct who call-in results. The Sanders campaign released all the results they had, coming from about 40% of precincts, and it showed, by all three counts, Sanders winning with nearly 30%, Buttigieg in second, Elizabeth Warren in third, and Biden way back in fourth. The Warren campaign said its numbers showed Biden also in a distant fourth. The Biden campaign hasn't reported any results.
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