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Cha

(295,899 posts)
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:36 AM Feb 2016

BREAKING: Hillary Clinton is the apparent winner of the Democratic #IowaCaucus

NBC News
✔ ?@NBCNews
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton is the apparent winner of the Democratic #IowaCaucus http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/primaries/IA … #Decision2016
10:54 PM - 1 Feb 2016
177 177 Retweets 98 98 likes


Hillary Clinton

50%
 (Apparent Winner)
700


http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/01/iowa-caucus-welp/#comment-1478179




BooScout http://www.democraticunderground.com/110739857

As mi amiga, bravenak says.. "History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first time ever!! History MADE!!"

I don't care who says Hillary doesn't have "momentum".. especially corporate media pundits.. Hillary Won Iowa.

[font color=blue]Hillary's Group~Mahalo~[/font]

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BREAKING: Hillary Clinton is the apparent winner of the Democratic #IowaCaucus (Original Post) Cha Feb 2016 OP
Well KICK.. no one wants to party!? Cha Feb 2016 #1
Not at 4 AM!!! You had the luxury of reveling in the victory for a lot longer than we did.... George II Feb 2016 #75
That's right I did.. something Wonderful finally happend at my prime time! lol Cha Feb 2016 #78
Woke up early to look at results JohnnyLib2 Feb 2016 #2
I'm in Kauai.. haven't been to sleep! Cha Feb 2016 #5
Don't rub it in! DFW Feb 2016 #27
I thought at first you meant don't rub it in about Hillary Winning.. lol. Now I see it's Cha Feb 2016 #34
Strictly about Kaua'i! DFW Feb 2016 #64
Official Statement from the IDP Chair Lucinda Feb 2016 #3
Thank you, Lucinda! Hillary WON Iowa! She did it.. they threw everyting at her and she Still WON! Cha Feb 2016 #6
That she did Cha! Lucinda Feb 2016 #7
HILLARY WON!!! They threw every freaking thing.. didn't Work! Cha Feb 2016 #12
And MSNBC and CNN are in mourning... BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #54
I heard Andrea Mitchell said "Winning Iowa didn't mean momentum for Hillary".. lol Cha Feb 2016 #59
Not a single chatteringhead pointed out that Hillary made history last night! NOT. A. Single. ONE. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #60
US corpmedia are such Losers.. the whole world knows what they don't. Cha Feb 2016 #61
They sure did, and still came out on top. still_one Feb 2016 #14
It's a Victory for the one who ran her campaign with dignity and intregrity.. Cha Feb 2016 #50
WOOHOO! And by all calculations, Clinton gets 23 delegates, Sanders 21. George II Feb 2016 #76
Thanks for the invite! I'm so glad! It's just that it is now 2:00 a.m. and I really really .... Hekate Feb 2016 #4
Sleep well! Lucinda Feb 2016 #8
Have a sweet night sleep, Hekate.. and thank you so much for stopping by! Cha Feb 2016 #9
History was made. She did good. Iliyah Feb 2016 #10
I feel so good right now.. I was on pins and needles and butterfies and everything else, Cha Feb 2016 #11
Congratulations, Hillary! gemlake Feb 2016 #13
They're not the only ones, gemlake! Cha Feb 2016 #15
K&R Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #16
Cha sent me to this thread--just woke up a bit ago-The Force was with Hillary--->V-I-C-T-O-R-Y riversedge Feb 2016 #17
Yes, I wanted you to party with us here, too, rivers! You and so many people for Hillary Cha Feb 2016 #20
And a Big REC... riversedge Feb 2016 #18
K&R! stonecutter357 Feb 2016 #19
They threw all the garbage they could at Hillary and she still won, stonecutter! Cha Feb 2016 #24
So-ooooo happy! pandr32 Feb 2016 #21
Were you just on pins and needles like I was all evening, pandr!? Cha Feb 2016 #22
Woo Hoo Cha! Iowans came through for our gal! Firebrand Gary Feb 2016 #23
wow what a landslide! Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #25
We are very proud of her. Thank you. BigGLiberal Feb 2016 #26
4 more years of Wall St rule! Woo Hoo! Cobalt Violet Feb 2016 #29
You made a wrong turn back there. Ellen Forradalom Feb 2016 #31
Oh no.. shouldn't believe all that hype. that's just smears.. not true at all. So that's the Cha Feb 2016 #40
"History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first Cha Feb 2016 #39
Agree with Bravenak, and what a geeat history changer. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #28
Good Morning Cha! BooScout Feb 2016 #30
Hillary WON Iowa, Boo! BS threw all the garbage at her and she Still WON! & as Bravenak said.. Cha Feb 2016 #44
Not only BS but the Media tried to revive the e-mail nontroversy to help the GOP through a BS win BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #55
So funny, BlueCali.. I was just going to say that! "EPIC FAIL: Elite Media Furiously Spin Defeat of Cha Feb 2016 #56
It is past Dawn sheshe2 Feb 2016 #32
But what a party! Cha Feb 2016 #38
she lost smiley Feb 2016 #33
Wrong and wrong group. Metric System Feb 2016 #35
Brawawaaahahahahaha! You poor thing. berni lost.. he threw everything at Hillary and she Still Cha Feb 2016 #36
All hail the conquering hero Coolest Ranger Feb 2016 #37
Hear Hear! Hey Aloha Coolest! Cha Feb 2016 #70
Huge victory Don Draper Feb 2016 #41
First of all.. Baloney on all your disingenous memes. Secondly, Hillary WON. Thirdly.. She WON Cha Feb 2016 #42
Nice to know 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #52
We made history! SansACause Feb 2016 #43
Bernie supporters know EileenFB Feb 2016 #45
They can't stand it Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #46
Well stated EileenFB Feb 2016 #47
Keep up the good work, Eileen! Stuckinthebush Feb 2016 #48
Thank you for all you're doing for Hillary, Eileen! That's right.. we don't tolerate anything Cha Feb 2016 #49
Waiting for SC and super tuesday workinclasszero Feb 2016 #51
Excellent Thought, workingclass! Congratulations and Mahalo to All the Volunteers in Iowa! Cha Feb 2016 #53
YAY!!! lunamagica Feb 2016 #57
Great day!!! CherokeeDem Feb 2016 #58
If bernie had won by this margin it would be hailed as a victory.. but, since it's Hillary they Cha Feb 2016 #68
Thanks for the Tweets!! CherokeeDem Feb 2016 #69
Bernie LOST and they are saying he won! 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #84
Of course they are! They can't handle the loss. I clicked on DU last night Cha Feb 2016 #85
A close win is till a win and vastly better than comradebillyboy Feb 2016 #62
If you get the most delegates... yallerdawg Feb 2016 #63
Oh thank you for the pertinent reminder.. teach it, yallerdawg! Cha Feb 2016 #65
23 Hillary, 21 Sanders. yallerdawg Feb 2016 #66
Thank you for that.. also Fun Fact.. Cha Feb 2016 #67
Those are great tweets, Cha! Spazito Feb 2016 #71
That's the key factor here! LoveMyCali Feb 2016 #74
Here's the morning coffee and pastries I promised! Hekate Feb 2016 #72
Mahalo, Hekate~ I'm going to need one of those.. Cha Feb 2016 #79
Lady Luck was with the lady, when it came to the coin tosses! Talk about a time-honored tradition... Hekate Feb 2016 #73
Love the dice story, Hekate! Si, Lady Luck was with Hillary on the coin tosses last night.. Cha Feb 2016 #80
Yep. Hill won Iowa! Hekate Feb 2016 #81
A little late to your party, but now time for this today, and hopefully many more. George II Feb 2016 #77
hahahahaaaa.. Who made the oligarch champagne glasses, George!? Cha Feb 2016 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author BooScout Feb 2016 #83
about those coin flips Ana Hauhet Feb 2016 #86
I know Ana.. there is no coingate.. never was. Cha Feb 2016 #87

George II

(67,782 posts)
75. Not at 4 AM!!! You had the luxury of reveling in the victory for a lot longer than we did....
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:16 PM
Feb 2016

.....

Cha

(295,899 posts)
78. That's right I did.. something Wonderful finally happend at my prime time! lol
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:36 PM
Feb 2016

Caught a few hours sleep and now I'm ready to party again!

#HillaryWONIowa & #AndTheCoinToss!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
5. I'm in Kauai.. haven't been to sleep!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:06 AM
Feb 2016


"History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first time ever!! History MADE!!"
As my buddy Bravenak excitedly exclaimed!

Mahalo JohnnyLib.. this is Brilliant! I don't care by how many points.. They Threw Everything at her and She WON IOWA!!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
27. Don't rub it in!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:50 AM
Feb 2016

I'm back in Brussels, where it is pouring rain and cold.

How come James Bond never seems to have to go places like this when he's country-hopping?

Cha

(295,899 posts)
34. I thought at first you meant don't rub it in about Hillary Winning.. lol. Now I see it's
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:06 AM
Feb 2016

all about Kauai!

Sorry, ol chap.. a warm Aloha to you! Brrr I bet it's cold in Brussels in February!

DFW

(54,047 posts)
64. Strictly about Kaua'i!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:14 AM
Feb 2016

I remember good old Poipu (never got to Princeville)...........

It's miserable here in Sprout City, not that Düsseldorf is much better, and I have to be in Berlin all weekend.

As for Hillary winning, I still say it reminds me more of the Harvard-Yale game of 1968 than anything else ("Harvard wins 29-29!&quot

I'll bet Trump is wondering who pulled the rug out from under him, although the prospect of a gloating Cruz is about as palatable to me as reviving the House Un-American Activities Committee, and having Rolls-Ryan appoint Louie Gohmert to chair it.

My younger daughter spent two years of high school in Waimea on the Big Island, and her graduation, now 13 years ago, was the last time I was out there. Hawai'i is 12 time zones away for us--literally halfway around the world. But still: too long, too long.....................

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
3. Official Statement from the IDP Chair
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:00 AM
Feb 2016

DES MOINES—IDP Chair Dr. Andy McGuire released the following statement on tonight’s 2016 Iowa Democratic Precinct Caucuses:


“Tonight we saw an historically close Iowa Democratic Caucus that featured one of our strongest turnouts ever and passion and energy from Democrats all across our state.

“After a year where Iowans took the time to see candidates, ask them thoughtful questions, and became volunteers and leaders themselves, tonight 171,109 Iowa Democrats came together with their neighbors to engage in a spirited discussion on the future of our country. We saw passionate, engaged Iowans turn out in all 99 counties, and for the first time ever, the IDP ran both a Tele-Caucus and satellite caucus locations, fulfilling our promise to expand participation and improve on an already incredible process.

“The results tonight are the closest in Iowa Democratic caucus history. Hillary Clinton has been awarded 699.57 state delegate equivalents, Bernie Sanders has been awarded 695.49 state delegate equivalents, Martin O’Malley has been awarded 7.68 state delegate equivalents and uncommitted has been awarded .46 state delegate equivalents. We still have outstanding results in one precinct (Des Moines—42), which is worth 2.28 state delegate equivalents. We will report that final precinct when we have confirmed those results with the chair.

“I want to congratulate all of our candidates for running terrific campaigns and thank them for taking the time to travel across our great state to share their visions for the country. In particular, I want to thank Governor Martin O’Malley for the time he devoted to meeting with Iowans and for sharing his vision of continued progress all across our state. His distinguished record as a mayor and governor as well as his plans for continued progress inspired the people of our state, and I look forward to his continued service to the nation and our working families.

“Finally, I want to thank the thousands of volunteers who helped run our precinct caucus locations all across the state. And most of all, I want to thank all of the Iowa Democrats who came out tonight to caucus and make their voice heard.”


http://iowademocrats.org/statement-from-idp-chair-on-tonights-historically-close-caucus-results/

Cha

(295,899 posts)
6. Thank you, Lucinda! Hillary WON Iowa! She did it.. they threw everyting at her and she Still WON!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:09 AM
Feb 2016


The Dem party WON!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
59. I heard Andrea Mitchell said "Winning Iowa didn't mean momentum for Hillary".. lol
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:53 AM
Feb 2016

yeah, they should hang on to what that pundit says.. Because Hillary Made History! That's her momentum.. Booom!

Poor losers.. like I said in the other post.. bears repeating..

"EPIC FAIL: Elite Media Furiously Spin Defeat of Their Anti-Hillary Agenda in Iowa"

•The first was Trump versus reality: Reality won.
•The second was Hillary versus Bernie: Hillary won.
•The third was the elite anti-Hillary media versus the people: The people won.


http://bluenationreview.com/elite-media-furiously-spin-defeat-of-their-anti-hillary-agenda/

Hillary was up against M$M-corporatemediaheads, bern, the gopropaganda machine.. she freaking beat them all.

Hillary WON! We WON!

They were always in mourning over President Obama, too.. but he and Hillary are too strong for them.. too brilliant!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
60. Not a single chatteringhead pointed out that Hillary made history last night! NOT. A. Single. ONE.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:57 AM
Feb 2016

They're so desperate to get another Republican into the White House. All I heard and saw were how Cruz and Rubio were fantastic and winners, and other miscellaneous b.s. they were able to throw out there because they have a serious case of the sadz.

Great link, btw! Off to read it now!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
50. It's a Victory for the one who ran her campaign with dignity and intregrity..
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:49 AM
Feb 2016

Turns out desperation didn't win the day.

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
4. Thanks for the invite! I'm so glad! It's just that it is now 2:00 a.m. and I really really ....
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:05 AM
Feb 2016

Need to

But before I go, and

Tomorrow morning I will come back with

Cha

(295,899 posts)
9. Have a sweet night sleep, Hekate.. and thank you so much for stopping by!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:14 AM
Feb 2016

It's only just past Midnight here and I'm ready to

So happy Hillary Won! Bernie threw everything at her and she WON Iowa! And, I don't care that a corporate pundit says "she has no momentum from Iowa.." Let them hang on to that.

As Bravenak says.. "History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first time ever!! History MADE!!"

That's Hillary Momentum right there. Booom!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
11. I feel so good right now.. I was on pins and needles and butterfies and everything else,
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 06:17 AM
Feb 2016

Iliyah.. but Hillary WON!

On to New Hampshire!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
20. Yes, I wanted you to party with us here, too, rivers! You and so many people for Hillary
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:04 AM
Feb 2016

have been so diligent with so much energy to bring out all the reasons why Hillary so deserves this Win in Iowa!

They threw Everything at her and she still WON!

pandr32

(11,446 posts)
21. So-ooooo happy!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:10 AM
Feb 2016

I am heading back to bed now. I couldn't get back to sleep until I checked and to my relief I find Hillary Clinton is the first woman to win Iowa, and now having kept Sanders from winning in a critical state for him, and that favored his demographics, we will see a Madame President soon! Now I can relax and get back to sleep.
Congratulations are in order, and party on!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
22. Were you just on pins and needles like I was all evening, pandr!?
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:21 AM
Feb 2016

I was catatonic at one point.. I could hardly breathe I was so anxious.. I just wanted her to win Iowa so badly.. and she Did!

You've summed it up really well.. Hillary did make History and they threw everything at her so wouldn't.

But, they lost and Hillary WON!

Sleep well my friend

Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)
23. Woo Hoo Cha! Iowans came through for our gal!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:30 AM
Feb 2016

I'm having such a hard time getting to sleep tonight, or shall I say today! I'm so proud of her, of the campaign that she's running. We're going to keep the White House, we're taking the Senate back and likely the house too!

And a sidenote, I'm proud of Sanders as well!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
40. Oh no.. shouldn't believe all that hype. that's just smears.. not true at all. So that's the
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:22 AM
Feb 2016

Good News!

We're going to have an excellent President for the People just like President Obama.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
39. "History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:18 AM
Feb 2016
time ever!! History MADE!!" Bravenak

BS threw everything at Hillary and she still Won.

Deal.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
28. Agree with Bravenak, and what a geeat history changer.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 07:51 AM
Feb 2016

A big hello to all of the Hillary supporters and especially the hard working campaign workers.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
44. Hillary WON Iowa, Boo! BS threw all the garbage at her and she Still WON! & as Bravenak said..
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:37 AM
Feb 2016
"History is Made.. Iowa goes Clinton for the first time ever!! It goes to a WOMAN for the first time ever!! History MADE!!"

There's our Momentum right there. Booooom!

And, bern "failed to win a state tailor made to his strengths."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110740049#post5

I bet President Obama is happy about this.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
55. Not only BS but the Media tried to revive the e-mail nontroversy to help the GOP through a BS win
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:31 AM
Feb 2016

[font color="red" size="14" ]AND THEY STILL FAILED.[/FONT]

Cha

(295,899 posts)
56. So funny, BlueCali.. I was just going to say that! "EPIC FAIL: Elite Media Furiously Spin Defeat of
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:46 AM
Feb 2016
Their Anti-Hillary Agenda in Iowa"

•The first was Trump versus reality: Reality won.
•The second was Hillary versus Bernie: Hillary won.
•The third was the elite anti-Hillary media versus the people: The people won.


http://bluenationreview.com/elite-media-furiously-spin-defeat-of-their-anti-hillary-agenda/

Hillary was up against M$M-corporatemediaheads, bern, the gopropaganda machine.. she freaking beat them all.

Hillary WON! We WON!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
36. Brawawaaahahahahaha! You poor thing. berni lost.. he threw everything at Hillary and she Still
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:09 AM
Feb 2016

WON!

Deal.

Don Draper

(187 posts)
41. Huge victory
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:24 AM
Feb 2016

It's amazing how she was able to eek out a razor thin victory from a virtual tie all while having the backing of the dnc chair, Wall Street money & the corporate main stream media. What a power house! I'm sure she is going to be a juggernaut in the general election

Cha

(295,899 posts)
42. First of all.. Baloney on all your disingenous memes. Secondly, Hillary WON. Thirdly.. She WON
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:30 AM
Feb 2016

even though berni threw all the garbage at her and she still WON.

berni "failed to win a state tailor made to his strengths."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/02/upshot/how-the-virtual-tie-in-iowa-helps-hillary-clinton.html

EileenFB

(360 posts)
45. Bernie supporters know
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:39 AM
Feb 2016

exactly what room they are posting in and don't give a damn. This has been their behavior since invading DU.


Stuckinthebush

(10,816 posts)
46. They can't stand it
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:44 AM
Feb 2016

They know their guy is toast and they can't stand us celebrating.

Ha! Let them scoff! Sanders needed a big win for momentum. No such luck. Clinton has the big Mo and they get it.

Be prepared. For some real scorched earth BS from a Sanders supporters.

EileenFB

(360 posts)
47. Well stated
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:57 AM
Feb 2016

It was a busy night for me at the Hillary Facebook page late last night and well in to the morning. Talk about banning!! Just like here, they are rude and bitter. They can care less that it is a page set up for supporters of Hillary's.

I'm not the same person I was in '08 - this time around I'm not giving up on our gal and by giving up meaning I am not going to keep quiet, which means on a Facebook page that I created for supporters of hers WILL NOT be taken over by the Bitter Bern Brigade.

And I've noticed that our wonderful moderators of this group will only tolerate so much of them and then it's adios.




Cha

(295,899 posts)
49. Thank you for all you're doing for Hillary, Eileen! That's right.. we don't tolerate anything
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:25 AM
Feb 2016

at all.

We have no patience for that. If they want to talking about their candidate or bad mouth ours.. they have the whole board to do that.. not in here.

Hillary WON Iowa! We WON!

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
51. Waiting for SC and super tuesday
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:49 AM
Feb 2016

If the first primary were held in say Texas, Bernie and his bro army would already be a distant memory.

Congrats to all the volunteers in Iowa, you guys are awesome!

Hillary WON!!!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
53. Excellent Thought, workingclass! Congratulations and Mahalo to All the Volunteers in Iowa!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:56 AM
Feb 2016

You did Wonderfully!

Before we knew who won.. I was thinking.. 8 years ago I went into work and said "Obama won Iowa!".. Now later today I can say to my sister in California.. "Hillary Won Iowa!!!"

I know President Obama is happy, too!

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
58. Great day!!!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 10:47 AM
Feb 2016

I have to laugh at the Bernie Bots who are crying it's a tie... Bernie won, too. Last time I looked, my college basketball team gets a W if they win by one.... the loser.. well, they lose... not matter how well they play the game. Second place is the just the first loser.

Next week, I fear she may have more issues, being in Bernie's back yard but I have faith in Hillary... she'll do well....

Cha

(295,899 posts)
68. If bernie had won by this margin it would be hailed as a victory.. but, since it's Hillary they
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:44 AM
Feb 2016

won't acknowledge it.

Well too bad.. Hillary WON and she made history as the first woman to win Iowa and the first Clinton!

Here's some tweets on her Victory, CherokeeDem..

John Haltiwanger
✔ ?@jchaltiwanger
Fun fact: Iowa is 92.1 percent white. Not exactly representative of the US. #IowaCaucus
4:36 PM - 1 Feb 2016 · Brooklyn,
52 52 Retweets 73 73 likes

Ari Melber

Oh, and this..

✔ ?@AriMelber
Brightest news for Clinton tonight:
People who identify as Dems backed her by 17 points -- Sanders made up the gap with Independents.

7:32 PM - 1 Feb 2016
182 182 Retweets 263 263 likes

Ari Melber
✔ ?@AriMelber
And Clinton beat Sanders among union households by 9 points, undercutting some conventional wisdom.
7:38 PM - 1 Feb 2016
189 189 Retweets 153 153 likes

SEIU
✔ ?@SEIU
@HillaryClinton won this close, hard battle with strong SEIU ground support & turn out! #ImWithHer #SEIUForHillary https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/694394551327391744
4:05 AM - 2 Feb 2016
25 25 Retweets 34 34 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/02/early-bird-chat-655/#comments

Mahalo!



72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)
84. Bernie LOST and they are saying he won!
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 09:16 AM
Feb 2016

I miss the old days when we could mock the GOP for being the party that was out of touch with reality.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
85. Of course they are! They can't handle the loss. I clicked on DU last night
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 09:31 AM
Feb 2016

it goes to the Home Page before I get to Hill's Group and I saw this thing trending..

"berni won".. I'm sure it had 100s of Rec... I just laughed. No. bern lost and Hillary Won.. there fixed it.

look at it this way.. now we have twice as much to mock.

comradebillyboy

(10,119 posts)
62. A close win is till a win and vastly better than
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:09 AM
Feb 2016

any kind of loss. Go Hillary. Time to get more aggressive with Bernie and his fantasy platform.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
65. Oh thank you for the pertinent reminder.. teach it, yallerdawg!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:18 AM
Feb 2016

How many did Hillary get? and the other guy?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
66. 23 Hillary, 21 Sanders.
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:30 AM
Feb 2016

MSNBC is adding in the committed super-delegates from Iowa - makes it 29-21!

29-21. Not a 'virtual tie.'

Cha

(295,899 posts)
67. Thank you for that.. also Fun Fact..
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 11:39 AM
Feb 2016
John Haltiwanger
✔ ?@jchaltiwanger
Fun fact: Iowa is 92.1 percent white. Not exactly representative of the US. #IowaCaucus
4:36 PM - 1 Feb 2016 · Brooklyn,
52 52 Retweets 73 73 likes

Ari Melber

Oh, and this..

✔ ?@AriMelber
Brightest news for Clinton tonight:
People who identify as Dems backed her by 17 points -- Sanders made up the gap with Independents.

7:32 PM - 1 Feb 2016
182 182 Retweets 263 263 likes

Ari Melber
✔ ?@AriMelber
And Clinton beat Sanders among union households by 9 points, undercutting some conventional wisdom.
7:38 PM - 1 Feb 2016
189 189 Retweets 153 153 likes

SEIU
✔ ?@SEIU
@HillaryClinton won this close, hard battle with strong SEIU ground support & turn out! #ImWithHer #SEIUForHillary https://twitter.com/AriMelber/status/694394551327391744
4:05 AM - 2 Feb 2016
25 25 Retweets 34 34 likes

http://theobamadiary.com/2016/02/02/early-bird-chat-655/#comments





Spazito

(49,733 posts)
71. Those are great tweets, Cha!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 12:28 PM
Feb 2016

I love that the union workers, SEIU, came out in force to help make history last night! The first woman to win Iowa ever! Go Hillary!

LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)
74. That's the key factor here!
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:59 PM
Feb 2016

I don't care percentages, what are the total number of delegates. That is what they are vying for right? And our girl came out ahead!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
79. Mahalo, Hekate~ I'm going to need one of those..
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 08:41 PM
Feb 2016

I'm just getting around after being up all night partying.

#HillaryWONIowa&theCoinTosses!

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
73. Lady Luck was with the lady, when it came to the coin tosses! Talk about a time-honored tradition...
Tue Feb 2, 2016, 02:06 PM
Feb 2016

So much wailing and gnashing of teeth about that -- but it is legal, it's written into the Iowa caucus rules, and it has lots of precedence in American history.

I was amazed when hubby walked in to tell me about that, and then I laughed, because that's how I won Granny's
cabinet, only with dice. It was part of my mother's estate and she got it from her mother, and there are four sibs. It's not a fancy antique, but it has a lot of family history.

Our brother in law introduced D&D rules to help us decide disputed items before they could become disputed.

But boy, was my youngest brother steamed. (Probably had something to do with me singing "Go Granny Go" while rattling the dice.) Twice we threw exactly the same. On the third round I won the toss.

What are the everloving odds? I never play games of chance.

Last night in Iowa, Luck was with the Lady.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
80. Love the dice story, Hekate! Si, Lady Luck was with Hillary on the coin tosses last night..
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 03:25 AM
Feb 2016

Good Karma! Turns out the Tosses didn't have anything to do with who won Iowa, though. So those complaining about it are just wasting everyone's time.

#HillWONIowa!

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Ana Hauhet

(67 posts)
86. about those coin flips
Wed Feb 3, 2016, 09:33 AM
Feb 2016
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/02/465268206/coin-toss-fact-check-no-coin-flips-did-not-win-iowa-for-hillary-clinton

"Except that doesn't tell the whole story. In fact, there were at least a dozen tiebreakers — and "Sen. Sanders won at least a handful," an Iowa Democratic Party official told NPR.

Gone unmentioned so far is that even if Clinton won that Miracle Six — and there were no other coin tosses — it would make little difference in the outcome. That is, in part, because of the complicated way Iowa Democrats allocate their delegates — and what was being reported on election night and what wasn't."
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