official Iowa Democratic results thread

[Lief 🗽]

Edwards is 8 delegates above Clinton. Looking good...

[Platypus]

Senator Barack Obama : 36.94%
Senator John Edwards : 30.09%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.79%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.13%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.93%
Uncommitted : 0.10%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1588 of 1781

Edwards pulling ahead a little

[Хahar 🤔]

Clinton falling!

[Lief 🗽]

Come on Edwards. Stay above 30%.

[Хahar 🤔]

Senator Barack Obama : 36.98%
Senator John Edwards : 30.05%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.75%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.17%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.92%
Uncommitted : 0.11%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1600 of 1781

Clinton falling!

[exopolitician]

almost over now.

[Platypus]

with over 90% reporting,

Senator Barack Obama : 36.99%
Senator John Edwards : 30.07%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.72%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.16%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.91%
Uncommitted : 0.11%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1604 of 1781

[Lief 🗽]

Clinton just needs to fall .26 more points and we're good.

[Хahar 🤔]

Senator Barack Obama : 37.03%
Senator John Edwards : 30.08%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.70%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.15%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.91%
Uncommitted : 0.11%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1611 of 1781

Obama at 37!

[Gabu]

Obama: 804
Edwards: 655
Clinton: 648

11% still to go.  Edwards up by 7.  Cross your fingers.

[exopolitician]

They have been crossed all night....i think they are chaffing =S

[Platypus]

Senator Barack Obama : 37.05%
Senator John Edwards : 30.09%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.68%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.14%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.91%
Uncommitted : 0.11%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1615 of 1781


the hilldawg slide continues...

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Senator Barack Obama : 37.06%
Senator John Edwards : 30.07%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.65%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.15%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.90%
Uncommitted : 0.13%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1621 of 1781

[Wakie]

Guys ... do you really think 7 delegates matter that much?

[Хahar 🤔]

Senator Barack Obama : 37.06%
Senator John Edwards : 30.07%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.65%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.15%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.90%
Uncommitted : 0.13%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1621 of 1781

[Politico]

I like Obama and Edwards, and would love to support either one for president. My favored candidate has always been and always will be Al Gore, though. As such, I could not be happier with tonight's results. My dream is a three-way race all the way that leads to a brokered convention that produces Al Gore as the compromise candidate. Short of that, I'll gladly settle for Obama or Edwards.

A HUGE defeat for Clinton, especially if she closes in third place below that 30 point threshold. If she cannot win even second place among only Democrats in Iowa, if she cannot win the support of even a third of Democrats in Iowa, how can she possibly beat the Republicans in November? That ought to be the question the spin doctors ask the rest of the month.

[Likely Voter]

if clinton and edwards stay at 30% (with rounding) will the media call it 'tied for 2nd' or will the one with a fraction fewer be called 3rd?

[exopolitician]

Guys ... do you really think 7 delegates matter that much?

against hillary...yes pls

[Gabu]

Obama: 825
Edwards: 670
Clinton: 661

Guys ... do you really think 7 delegates matter that much?

Oh, I don't care about the actual results.  I care about Clinton coming in third, which will be a crushing blow to her campaign regardless of whether or not she only needed two more state delegates to come in second.

[Хahar 🤔]

if clinton and edwards stay at 30% (with rounding) will the media call it 'tied for 2nd' or will the one with a fraction fewer be called 3rd?

That depends on what they want to emphasize.

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if clinton and edwards stay at 30% (with rounding) will the media call it 'tied for 2nd' or will the one with a fraction fewer be called 3rd?

That's up to the media, they get to decide how to spin everything to their personal agenda. Normally they'd do everything they can to hurt Edwards, but if they think he's toast, they might not bother to say he's tied for 2nd.

[John Dibble]

Guys ... do you really think 7 delegates matter that much?

It's her being in third that matters more than the difference in delegates - wouldn't look good for someone who had practically built their campaign on being an inevitable juggernaut that couldn't be beaten.

[Platypus]

in public perception, they hear Hillary under 30% and in third? Yes it matters!

Senator Barack Obama : 37.12%
Senator John Edwards : 30.02%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.62%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.13%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.95%
Uncommitted : 0.13%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1635 of 1781

[Хahar 🤔]

Senator Barack Obama : 37.15%
Senator John Edwards : 30.00%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 29.61%
Governor Bill Richardson : 2.14%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.95%
Uncommitted : 0.13%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1640 of 1781

30%?

[Speed of Sound]

Awesome news for Obama, Im thrilled with these results.


Best of luck to Edwards in turning back Hillary!