2020-02-06 12:33:01
Results from Monday’s Iowa caucuses continue to trickle in, with 97% of precincts reporting as of Thursday morning.
Presidential candidate Deval Patrick was mistakenly awarded some of the Iowa Delegates that was supposed to go to Presidental candidate Bernie Sanders.
Senator Bernie Sanders and former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg are now in a virtual tie. Sanders maintains a lead in the popular vote, but Buttigieg has a slight advantage in what’s known as the “state delegate equivalent” race. Buttigieg has 26.2% of state delegate equivalents, while Sanders is at 26.1%.
The New York Times is now predicting Sanders has a greater chance of winning overall, in part because of the Vermont senator’s overwhelming strength in satellite caucuses.
Responding to widespread criticism for the inexplicably slow reporting process, Democratic officials have attributed the chaos in Iowa to a newly created app built by a little-known firm called Shadow, which has financial ties to the Democratic establishment as well as the Buttigieg campaign.
For more, Democracy Now! speaks with Chris Schwartz, chair of the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors in Iowa and state co-chair for Bernie 2020.
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