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Clare Malone / FiveThirtyEight:
That Last, Unreleased Des Moines Register Poll Of Iowa Really Did Show Biden In Fourth — If you're the sort of person who was glued to political Twitter on Saturday night — and God help you if you are — you would have seen a mass freak-out when it was announced that that the Des Moines Register …
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BuzzFeed News:
The Iowa Caucus Results Are Still Delayed And Campaigns Are Angry — The Iowa Democratic Party is delaying releasing the results of Monday night's Iowa caucus because of reporting inconsistencies, infuriating campaigns eager to move on with the election. — “We found inconsistencies …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Campaign Ejects Bloomberg News Reporter From Iowa News Conference — President Trump's re-election campaign escorted a Bloomberg News reporter from an event in Iowa, following a pledge no longer to approve credentials for the news organization. — Bloomberg reporter Jennifer Jacobs …
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HuffPost:
This Is The Buzzy Democratic Firm That Botched The Iowa Caucuses — Shadow, a Democratic digital firm, created the app that was supposed to deliver quicker caucus results. — The tech arm of ACRONYM, a Democratic digital nonprofit group that has rapidly expanded in recent years …
New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results 2020: Live — Iowa Democratic officials say a delay in results is largely because of a “quality control” effort. Read more. — 51m ago — Candidate Votes S.D.E.s* Pct. Pledged delegates Del. — 1,811 — 1,636 — 1,553 — View all candidates
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Iowa entrance poll: Most Dems care more about beating Trump than issues — About two-thirds of voters participating in the caucus said they would rather see the Democratic Party nominate a candidate who “can beat Donald Trump.” — By a decisive margin, Democrats attending Iowa's Democratic …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed News:
This Iowa Poll Was Never Published. It's Still Influencing What You Read. — DES MOINES — The Des Moines Register spiked its poll Saturday night, but by the next day it seemed most reporters here had seen the numbers — or something purporting to be the numbers.
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NBC News:
Results for Iowa caucuses delayed as state Democratic Party finds ‘inconsistencies’ — After 11 p.m. ET, no data had yet been made public in the first-in-the-nation voting state. “The app is f—ing up,” a senior campaign aide said. — Iowa Precinct Captain has tried to report results for 2 hours
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ABC News:
Iowa caucuses fail to declare Democratic winner after major snafu with reporting results — Iowa Dems cited “inconsistencies in the reporting of three sets of results.” — DES MOINES, Iowa — For more than a year, the Democratic presidential contenders have been camping out in Iowa …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Democratic candidates try to declare victory in Iowa despite delayed results
Democratic candidates try to declare victory in Iowa despite delayed results
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Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Biden Campaign Demands Iowa Dems Explain ‘Acute Failures’ in Caucus Results Reporting
Biden Campaign Demands Iowa Dems Explain ‘Acute Failures’ in Caucus Results Reporting
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The Hill:
Biden allies lower expectations for Iowa: 'Most feel it's not going to be great'
Biden allies lower expectations for Iowa: 'Most feel it's not going to be great'
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Axios:
Iowa caucuses 2020: State party blames delay on “quality checks”
Iowa caucuses 2020: State party blames delay on “quality checks”
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Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
AP VoteCast: Iowa Democratic voters seek fundamental change
New York Times:
2020 Iowa Caucus Live Updates: Delayed Results Lead to Confusion
2020 Iowa Caucus Live Updates: Delayed Results Lead to Confusion
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Iowa might have just witnessed the start of a Democratic Party takeover
Iowa might have just witnessed the start of a Democratic Party takeover
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Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Iowa Precinct Chairs Report Issues Using Caucus App, Potentially Delaying Results
Iowa Precinct Chairs Report Issues Using Caucus App, Potentially Delaying Results
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Tobias Hoonhout / National Review:
Iowa Dems Cite ‘Quality Control’ Efforts to Explain Delay in Reporting Caucus Results
Iowa Dems Cite ‘Quality Control’ Efforts to Explain Delay in Reporting Caucus Results
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Sarah Blaskey / Miami Herald:
As others stand at attention for anthem, Trump fidgets, points, pretend-conducts the band — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said all Americans should “stand proudly” during the national anthem, and publicly chastises those who don't as disrespectful of the troops.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“It's Payback Time”: With Acquittal Certain, Trump Plots Revenge on Bolton, Impeachment Enemies — Trump, says a source, wants Bolton to be criminally investigated for possibly mishandling classified information. Romney, Schiff, and Nadler are also... BY - GABRIEL SHERMAN — Person of Interest
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Washington Post:
Conservatives spread false claims on Twitter about electoral fraud as Iowans prepare to caucus — The episode showcases social media's hands-off approach to disinformation and the possible perils ahead in a divisive election season — DES MOINES — The claims of electoral fraud were false …
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The Iowa Standard:
Secretary of State Pate says Judicial Watch's claims about Iowa voter rolls are false
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Iowa caucuses 2020 live updates: ‘Quality control checks’ delay results, Iowa Democrats say
Iowa caucuses 2020 live updates: ‘Quality control checks’ delay results, Iowa Democrats say
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Lisa Murkowski will vote to acquit Trump — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said on Monday that she would not vote to convict President Donald Trump, but also offered a damning portrayal of Congress for its handling of the impeachment proceedings. — In her floor speech …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans say Trump has learned his lesson on impeachment. The evidence suggests otherwise.
Republicans say Trump has learned his lesson on impeachment. The evidence suggests otherwise.
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David Matthews / New York Daily News:
Rush Limbaugh denied health risks of smoking years before lung cancer diagnosis: ‘I would like a medal for smoking cigars’ — Years before conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his show Monday that he'd been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, he downplayed the health risks of smoking on his show.
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh announces he has ‘advanced lung cancer’ — Discussing President Trump's economic success, Rush Limbaugh says Democrats — Talk radio king Rush Limbaugh stunned his 27-million member audience Monday with the announcement he's been diagnosed with “advanced lung cancer.”
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Washington Post:
Manchin calls for censuring Trump over pressuring Ukraine to investigate a domestic political rival — Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.), a moderate who is friendly with the White House, on Monday asked his colleagues to consider censuring President Trump as the Senate moves toward votes on impeachment.
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Tom Perez:
How We Prepared for 2020 — Tonight, our party's presidential nominating process officially kicks off in Iowa. Today, I'm reflecting on the three years we've spent preparing for this moment, the changes we've made to make sure we are ready. I'm proud of the historic reforms we passed …
Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
‘An unacceptable and upsetting environment’: 2020 Democratic Host Committee under investigation — The two top officials overseeing Milwaukee's host committee for the 2020 Democratic National Convention were sidelined Monday amid allegations of a toxic work culture.
Axios:
Scoop: Veterans Affairs deputy secretary James Byrne fired — Veterans Affairs deputy secretary James Byrne was fired Monday morning, three Trump administration officials tell Axios. The White House confirmed that Byrne is no longer with the administration. — Why it matters: The VA has recently been in inner turmoil.
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Andrea N. Goldstein / Jezebel:
‘He Was Implying I Was a Liar’: What Happened After I Was Sexually Assaulted at the VA
‘He Was Implying I Was a Liar’: What Happened After I Was Sexually Assaulted at the VA
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Tom Piatak / Chronicles Magazine:
an arrogance justified by nothing — It was a revealing moment. Former GOP consultant turned Never Trumper Rick Wilson began ridiculing Trump supporters on CNN as “credulous Boomer rube[s]” who believe “Donald Trump is the smart one and y'all elitists are dumb.”
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Poppy Noor / The Guardian:
Why liberal white women pay a lot of money to learn over dinner how they're racist — A growing number of women are paying to confront their privilege - and racism - at dinners that cost $2,500 — Freshly made pasta is drying on the wooden bannisters lining the hall of a beautiful home in Denver, Colorado.
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Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Cards Against Humanity Bought ClickHole — Cards Against Humanity, the card game company, purchased ClickHole.com from its owners at G/O Media on Monday for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal, BuzzFeed News has learned. ClickHole's employees will become the majority owners of the site.
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