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How Will the Winner of the Iowa Caucuses Be Chosen? Here’s What You Should Know

How Will the Winner of the Iowa Caucuses Be Chosen? Here’s What You Should Know

As if the caucusing wasn’t confusing enough, officials will release raw vote totals that could allow candidates to spin the results.

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The Iowa Democratic Party has said its job is to report results, not to declare a winnerCredit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times


By Maggie Astor and Matt Stevens

  • Feb. 1, 2020Updated 4:59 p.m. ET
DES MOINES — Once upon a time, the winner of the Iowa caucuses was obvious to everyone.

For years, after the chaos ended at 1,600 precincts, the Iowa Democratic Party reported one set of results: the number of state delegates each candidate had secured. Whoever had the most was the winner.

The same is true this year. But there are new wrinkles that might confuse things a bit on Monday night.

Instead of the usual one result, the Democratic Party will report three sets of results: a projection of delegate totals (state delegate equivalents, often called S.D.E.s), the raw vote totals at the beginning of the caucuses (the first alignment), and the final totals after nonviable candidates, or those who did not receive 15 percent support at a precinct, have been eliminated and their supporters have chosen another candidate or decided to sit it out (the final alignment
 

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How Will the Winner of the Iowa Caucuses Be Chosen? Here’s What You Should Know

How Will the Winner of the Iowa Caucuses Be Chosen? Here’s What You Should Know

As if the caucusing wasn’t confusing enough, officials will release raw vote totals that could allow candidates to spin the results.

Image
merlin_167888346_9a0b4867-7b4c-4d8a-9a43-f06198f9166e-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg

The Iowa Democratic Party has said its job is to report results, not to declare a winnerCredit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times


By Maggie Astor and Matt Stevens

  • Feb. 1, 2020Updated 4:59 p.m. ET
DES MOINES — Once upon a time, the winner of the Iowa caucuses was obvious to everyone.

For years, after the chaos ended at 1,600 precincts, the Iowa Democratic Party reported one set of results: the number of state delegates each candidate had secured. Whoever had the most was the winner.

The same is true this year. But there are new wrinkles that might confuse things a bit on Monday night.

Instead of the usual one result, the Democratic Party will report three sets of results: a projection of delegate totals (state delegate equivalents, often called S.D.E.s), the raw vote totals at the beginning of the caucuses (the first alignment), and the final totals after nonviable candidates, or those who did not receive 15 percent support at a precinct, have been eliminated and their supporters have chosen another candidate or decided to sit it out (the final alignment

Y’all were the ones who defend the caucus system!!!!! Good god :dead:
 
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