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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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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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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.

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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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 …


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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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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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 …


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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5 takeaways from the Iowa caucuses
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Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
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2nd-Place Finish Pierces Donald Trump's Mystique, but Another Chance Comes Quickly
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Fury Shakes the Iowa Caucuses, Boosting Ted Cruz While Slowing Hillary Clinton
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Oops. Fox News catches Hillary telling story she just heard “yesterday” three weeks earlier
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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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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.


Carson: Cruz ‘Dirty Tricks’ Ruined My Chances In Iowa! — Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday morning accused supporters of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of telling voters at Iowa precincts that Carson had dropped out of the race, encouraging them to vote for Cruz instead. — Before the vote was called …
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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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Campaigns Brief: How to Watch the Iowa Caucuses
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Ben Carson's Campaign Announces He's Traveling ‘Home’ for ‘Fresh Clothes’ Amid Iowa Caucuses
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Marco Rubio emerges as champion of battered Republican establishment
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Iowa sends New Hampshire a three-man race
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Ted Cruz Credits Attack on Donald Trump's ‘New York Values’ in Iowa Win
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Ted Cruz, after trailing in polls, beats Donald Trump in Iowa caucus; Marco Rubio finishes a close third
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Ted Cruz Wins Republican Caucuses in Iowa
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Cruz Calls On Democrats To Support His Campaign In Iowa Victory Speech
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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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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 …


BOOM: Historic 11-point voter intensity gap favors Republicans — Republican voters are far more gung ho to vote in the fall presidential election than Democrats, a sign that two terms of Democratic ownership of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. may be at an end. — Longtime GOP strategist …