Bloomberg Plans to Double Ad Spending After Iowa Caucus Problem  —  The former New York City mayor, whose campaign is fueled by a multibillion-dollar fortune, will also expand his campaign's field staff to more than two thousand people.  —  DES MOINES — Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign moved …

The most important Iowa result is in.  Democrats should worry.  —  DES MOINES — No one knows how long it will be before it is clear which Democratic presidential candidate won the Iowa caucuses.  —  But the most important tally of the night has been reported, and it should worry Democrats.

The Democratic Party's Crisis of Legitimacy May Be Just Beginning  —  We are living in an era of what political scientists describe as “strong partisanship and weak parties” — or, alternatively, as “negative partisanship.”  The electorate is polarized into opposing camps …

The Death of Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — There can be no doubting it now, not after so many years spent in the crosshairs, not after active presidential candidates began challenging its privileged position atop the nominating calendar, and certainly not after Monday night's debacle …

Investors Rush to Downplay Ties to Firm Behind Iowa Clusterfuck  —  The frantic cleanup put a microscope on one of Democratic Party's fastest-rising digital stars.  —  Hours after a debacle that marred Monday's Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses, investors in a company hired …

App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested  —  The state Democratic Party commissioned a new app to tabulate caucus results.  It did not appear to go as planned.  —  DES MOINES — The app that the Iowa Democratic Party commissioned to tabulate and report results …