UPDATE 2/4/2020 11:46 pm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Democratic Party has released additional results of its kickoff presidential caucus after a long day of delay. The early results show former Midwestern Mayor Pete Buttigieg (26.8%) with a slight lead over progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (25.2%) in the opening contest in the party’s 2020 primary season. Currently, 71% of the votes are in. The results late Tuesday followed 24 hours of chaos as technical issues marred the contest, forcing state officials to apologize and raising questions about Iowa’s traditional place atop the presidential primary calendar. It’s still too early to call a winner, but the results so far are not good news for former Vice President Joe Biden, who’s shown in fourth place behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Democratic Party officials in Iowa have released more than 60 percent their delayed caucus results.
Confusion and chaos still hang over Iowa and its first-in-the-nation presidential contest.
Frustrated presidential candidates plowed ahead in their quest for nomination, most of them already in next-up New Hampshire. All claimed to be encouraged by Iowa voters in Monday’s voting, especially Vermont Sen. Bernie Senators and Pete Buttigieg of Indiana.
Republican President Donald Trump mocked them all and their party and said he was the only one who could claim a victory in Iowa.
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