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11:35 AM ET, February 2, 2016

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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Sometimes, Iowa Democrats award caucus delegates with a coin flip  —  In a couple Democratic caucus precincts Monday, a delegate was awarded with a coin toss.  —  It happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames, where supporters of candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton disputed the results …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
How Iowa went wrong for Hillary Clinton  —  DES MOINES - Monday night was Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign in miniature - it began with high hopes of a doubt-eradicating victory and ended with that same old anxiety, an inch beyond the jaws of an underdog.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Why a ‘Virtual Tie’ in Iowa Is Better for Clinton Than Sanders  —  Bernie Sanders is right: The Iowa Democratic caucuses were a “virtual tie,” especially after you consider that the results aren't even actual vote tallies, but state delegate equivalents subject to all kinds of messy rounding rules and potential geographic biases.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the Iowa caucuses  —  Here's one little 2016 tradition that should bite the dust after Monday night: Donald Trump's giddy recitation of the public polling showcasing his supremacy over the lesser, more vulnerable candidates in his party.  —  The Iowa polls …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
How pollsters got Iowa wrong  —  Donald Trump led almost all of the polls leading up to Monday night's Iowa caucuses - just ask him.  —  He was in first place in the nine most recently conducted live-interviewer surveys of Republicans, going back three weeks.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Iowa caucuses: Ted Cruz wins  —  (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, according to a CNN projection, a huge victory for him and a bitter defeat for Donald Trump in the country's first presidential contest.  —  The victory for Cruz is the first time that the conventional laws …
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Cruz Beats Trump in Iowa; Clinton Edges Out Sanders in Historically-Close Caucus  —  Sen. Ted Cruz bested billionaire Donald Trump to win Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday night as Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton eked out a victory in a historically-close race.
Karen Friar / MarketWatch:
Coin toss broke 6 Clinton-Sanders deadlocks in Iowa — and Hillary won each time  —  While it was hard to call a winner between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders last night, it's easy to say who was luckier.  —  The race between the Democrat presidential hopefuls was so tight …
Sasha Issenberg / Bloomberg Business:
How Ted Cruz Engineered His Iowa Triumph  —  A meticulous, technologically advanced, highly individualized groundgame—and legalized fireworks—trumped a certain outsider candidate.  —  At just about 9 p.m. local time, the leadership of Ted Cruz's presidential campaign moved like a phalanx through …
Discussion: The Week
Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
Iowa Caucus Results  —  Candidates Vote Pct.  Delegates  —  Bernie Sanders Martin O'Malley  —  Other  —  Uncommitted  —  34% reporting  —  Winners called by The Associated Press.  —  *The vote totals for the Iowa Democratic Party are State Delegate Equivalents …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Clinton ekes out win in Iowa against Sanders
Politico:
Rubio off to New Hampshire with wind at his back
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
2nd-Place Finish Pierces Donald Trump's Mystique, but Another Chance Comes Quickly
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   How badly is Bernie burned?
CNN:
Bernie Sanders' improbable revolution
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and WCTX-TV
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
What Bernie Sanders Has Already Won
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Here's what to expect in the New Hampshire Republican primary  —  BOW, N.H. — The Republican presidential campaign's focus on Iowa is over, so the spotlight on ethanol and evangelicals is out.  —  Now begins an eight-day sprint in New Hampshire that in many ways will be entirely different …
Discussion: American Power
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Tessa Berenson / TIME:
Ben Carson Accuses Ted Cruz of Dirty Tricks at Iowa Caucuses  —  Ben Carson was incensed as the results of Monday night's Iowa caucuses rolled in, accusing the winner of spreading falsehoods about him at caucus sites.  —  Carson's team claimed that Ted Cruz's campaign deliberately sent emails …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BREAKING=> Carson Accuses Cruz Camp of FOUL PLAY - Told Voters Carson Was Dropping Out — WITH PROOF!  —  SCANDAL-  —  Dr. Ben Carson accused the Cruz camp of foul play in the Iowa Caucuses today.  —  Carson said the Cruz camp told voters Carson was dropping out and to support Ted Cruz.
Associated Press:
AP PHOTOS: Winners and Near-Winners of Iowa's Caucuses
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Can Marco Rubio Save Republicans From Themselves?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Why Trump Lost Iowa
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Marco Rubio emerges as champion of battered Republican establishment
Discussion: Common Dreams, Vox and The Resurgent
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Calls On Democrats To Support His Campaign In Iowa Victory Speech
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:   Making Choices in Iowa
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Iowa sends New Hampshire a three-man race
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Jeb Spends $2,884 Per Iowa Vote  —  Florida governor Jeb Bush received 5,165 votes in Iowa.  His vote total constitutes 2.8 percent of the Republican turnout, placing him in sixth place in the Iowa caucus.  —  Yet no candidate in either party spent more in the race than Bush.
Discussion: The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Santorum precinct chairman on not voting: ‘Failure to launch’ … A Rick Santorum precinct captain is blaming a pen with no ink for not voting for the former Pennsylvania senator Monday night in the Iowa caucuses.  —  “You didn't vote for him?”  MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes asked the man …
Discussion: The Slot and The Week
 
 
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