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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Sometimes, Iowa Democrats award caucus delegates with a coin flip — In a couple Democratic caucus precincts Monday, a delegate was awarded with a coin toss. — It happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames, where supporters of candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton disputed the results …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
How Iowa went wrong for Hillary Clinton — DES MOINES - Monday night was Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign in miniature - it began with high hopes of a doubt-eradicating victory and ended with that same old anxiety, an inch beyond the jaws of an underdog.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins — (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a CNN projection, a huge victory for him and a bitter defeat for Donald Trump in the country's first presidential contest. — The victory for Cruz is the first time that the conventional laws …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
How pollsters got Iowa wrong — Donald Trump led almost all of the polls leading up to Monday night's Iowa caucuses - just ask him. — He was in first place in the nine most recently conducted live-interviewer surveys of Republicans, going back three weeks.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a ‘Virtual Tie’ in Iowa Is Better for Clinton Than Sanders — Bernie Sanders is right: The Iowa Democratic caucuses were a “virtual tie,” especially after you consider that the results aren't even actual vote tallies, but state delegate equivalents subject to all kinds of messy rounding rules and potential geographic biases.
Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results — Candidates Vote Pct. Delegates — Bernie Sanders Martin O'Malley — Other — Uncommitted — 34% reporting — Winners called by The Associated Press. — *The vote totals for the Iowa Democratic Party are State Delegate Equivalents …
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Cruz Beats Trump in Iowa; Clinton Edges Out Sanders in Historically-Close Caucus — Sen. Ted Cruz bested billionaire Donald Trump to win Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday night as Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton eked out a victory in a historically-close race.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton ekes out win in Iowa against Sanders — Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, according to results announced by the state Democratic Party early Tuesday morning — a dramatic finish to a race so close that the Associated Press declined to call …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Little Separates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in Tight Race in Iowa — DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont were locked in an intensely tight race in the Iowa caucuses on Monday as Mrs. Clinton's strong support among women and older voters was matched …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the Iowa caucuses — Here's one little 2016 tradition that should bite the dust after Monday night: Donald Trump's giddy recitation of the public polling showcasing his supremacy over the lesser, more vulnerable candidates in his party. — The Iowa polls …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
How badly is Bernie burned?
Politico:
Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Fury Shakes the Iowa Caucuses, Boosting Ted Cruz While Slowing Hillary Clinton
Fury Shakes the Iowa Caucuses, Boosting Ted Cruz While Slowing Hillary Clinton
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Steve King: Trump wooed Palin with ‘assets and resources’
Steve King: Trump wooed Palin with ‘assets and resources’
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Here's what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary — BOW, N.H. — The Republican presidential campaign's focus on Iowa is over, so the spotlight on ethanol and evangelicals is out. — Now begins an eight-day sprint in New Hampshire that in many ways will be entirely different …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Did Trump's debate snub hurt him? Fox News commentators say it did — When Donald Trump lost to Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses Monday night, Fox News commentators were quick to suggest that Trump's decision to skip Fox's debate had something to do with it. — Entrance poll surveys of Iowa voters supported the theory.
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Ted Cruz Credits Attack on Donald Trump's ‘New York Values’ in Iowa Win
Ted Cruz Credits Attack on Donald Trump's ‘New York Values’ in Iowa Win
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Reid Wilson / Morning Consult:
Campaigns Brief: How to Watch the Iowa Caucuses
Campaigns Brief: How to Watch the Iowa Caucuses
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
2nd-Place Finish Pierces Donald Trump's Mystique, but Another Chance Comes Quickly
2nd-Place Finish Pierces Donald Trump's Mystique, but Another Chance Comes Quickly
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New York Daily News:
Ted Cruz, after trailing in polls, beats Donald Trump in Iowa caucus; Marco Rubio finishes a close third
Ted Cruz, after trailing in polls, beats Donald Trump in Iowa caucus; Marco Rubio finishes a close third
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Iowa sends New Hampshire a three-man race
Iowa sends New Hampshire a three-man race
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Calls On Democrats To Support His Campaign In Iowa Victory Speech
Cruz Calls On Democrats To Support His Campaign In Iowa Victory Speech
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James Oliphant / Reuters:
Marco Rubio emerges as champion of battered Republican establishment
Marco Rubio emerges as champion of battered Republican establishment
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New York Times:
Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
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Andrea Gonzales / ABC News:
Ben Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling ‘Home’ for ‘Fresh Clothes’ Amid Iowa Caucuses
Ben Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling ‘Home’ for ‘Fresh Clothes’ Amid Iowa Caucuses
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New York Post:
How long can Hillary Clinton hide in a parallel universe? — Hillary Clinton's defense of her seemingly criminal mishandling of the nation's secrets now looks to be pretty much, I live in a parallel universe. — The latest: She insists the e-mail story is still in the news only because some …
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Put Spies' Lives at Risk
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Put Spies' Lives at Risk
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Jeb Spends $2,884 Per Iowa Vote — Florida governor Jeb Bush received 5,165 votes in Iowa. His vote total constitutes 2.8 percent of the Republican turnout, placing him in sixth place in the Iowa caucus. — Yet no candidate in either party spent more in the race than Bush.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING=> Carson Accuses Cruz Camp of FOUL PLAY - Told Voters Carson Was Dropping Out — WITH PROOF! — SCANDAL- — Dr. Ben Carson accused the Cruz camp of foul play in the Iowa Caucuses today. — Carson said the Cruz camp told voters Carson was dropping out and to support Ted Cruz.
Daily Mail:
Shocking footage claims to show a group of migrant men ‘attacking two pensioners who stood up for a woman they were harassing on the Munich subway’ — Shocking footage has surfaced online appearing to show a group of young migrants attacking two German pensioners after they stood …