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2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses (view source)
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The '''2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses''' were the first nominating contest in the [[Democratic Party]]'s series of presidential primaries for the [[2020 presidential election]]. They took place in [[Iowa]] on Monday, February 3, 2020. Typically, as has frequently been the case in past election cycles, the winner of the caucus is expected to have a significant advantage for the next stage of the primaries.
The '''2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses''' were the first nominating contest in the [[Democratic Party]]'s series of presidential primaries for the [[2020 presidential election]]. They took place in [[Iowa]] on Monday, February 3, 2020. Typically, as has frequently been the case in past election cycles, the winner of the caucus is expected to have a significant advantage for the next stage of the primaries.
''[[The New York Times]]'' reported: “The leading campaigns were prepared for as many as 300,000 people to show up — 60,000 more than the record set in 2008. Instead just 176,000 showed up, less than 3 percent more than in 2016.”
''[[The New York Times]]'' reported: “The leading campaigns were prepared for as many as 300,000 people to show up — 60,000 more than the record set in 2008. Instead just 176,000 showed up, less than 3 percent more than in 2016.”<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/us/politics/iowa-caucuses-turnout-democrats.html</ref>
The initial results of the caucus appeared to show a narrow win for candidate [[Pete Buttigieg]], but were overshadowed by technical problems surrounding the reporting of the vote and concerns about its accuracy. The ''[[Associated Press]]'' refused to declare an Iowa Caucus winner.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/caucuses-in-iowa-run-so-poorly-associated-press-refuses-to-declare-winner/</ref>
The initial results of the caucus appeared to show a narrow win for candidate [[Pete Buttigieg]], but were overshadowed by technical problems surrounding the reporting of the vote and concerns about its accuracy. The ''[[Associated Press]]'' refused to declare an Iowa Caucus winner.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/02/caucuses-in-iowa-run-so-poorly-associated-press-refuses-to-declare-winner/</ref>