2016 Postmortem

Hortensis

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14. WOMEN won in Iowa, no matter the vote count.

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 05:00 AM

Feb 2016

Thank you, Hillary, for dragging this sledge further up the mountain for us. We'll never know just how much work went into just this little part, how hard and how stressful it was, but she's out there doing it as a way of life.

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For the FIRST TIME in US History a woman wins the Iowa Caucus! [View all] JaneyVee Feb 2016 OP

Has there been an official announcement ??? SamKnause Feb 2016 #1

Not yet. peacebird Feb 2016 #75

22 delegates each and 6 coin tosses. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #2

I guess you're forgetting superdels? JaneyVee Feb 2016 #5

Superdelegates are uncommitted. I'm not forgetting them, at all. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #9

Hillary has over 380 pledged superdels, Bernie has 6. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #12

They are not "pledged" legally, they are uncommitted. John Poet Feb 2016 #15

Sure, right, ok. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #16

If you remember JV, and I'm sure you do,..... Joe the Revelator Feb 2016 #92

pledged ya I guess that's the word azurnoir Feb 2016 #43

Haha! Helen Borg Feb 2016 #57

They can change their minds. Pledges are not legally binding are they? JDPriestly Feb 2016 #84

Where have I seen this before? senz Feb 2016 #3

Well done! bvf Feb 2016 #60

I am amazed that this vote was so close. I am glad no coin tosses were involved. Vattel Feb 2016 #91

Thanks, Vattel. senz Feb 2016 #121

I think it is WRONG to compare any Democratic Candiate to Bush. Shame on you riversedge Feb 2016 #93

K&R Cali_Democrat Feb 2016 #4

She didn't win Matariki Feb 2016 #6

she was just named the apparent winner. So she did win Lil Missy Feb 2016 #7

By who? Officially? Matariki Feb 2016 #8

By NPR and the Des Moines Register BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #63

That is a bit of a joke. Let's see how this turns out. Typical Clinton. Typical Clinton. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #85

No, it's not unseemly... Adrahil Feb 2016 #97

Were there really six coin tosses? And did Hillary win all of them? JDPriestly Feb 2016 #98

Apparently, yes. But.... Adrahil Feb 2016 #99

6/11,065 votes, and apparently it is not correct she won all six either. bettyellen Feb 2016 #123

I'm not sure how you find it BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #100

1. It is a joke to win a caucus based on a coin toss. That is not a win. That is a joke. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #101

+1000000 SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #118

If she won *anything*, she won a few coin tosses in a row. (nt) w4rma Feb 2016 #10

Lets be serious, this state Iowa was... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #11

Blah blah blah Matariki Feb 2016 #17

Thanks, but you know Im right. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #19

Oh, word in the news is that Clinton spent 90% of her funds on Iowa Matariki Feb 2016 #21

Bernie outspent Hillary in Iowa. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #45

Well, I'm sure her super pacs will take care of her in the rest of the races. Matariki Feb 2016 #47

btw Matariki Feb 2016 #55

LOL. Read the date. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #59

Well worth it--Hillary has the mojo now riversedge Feb 2016 #103

She is not going to have time this week to meet and greet with the NH voters Flying Phoenix Feb 2016 #116

Revisionist history angrychair Feb 2016 #48

Bernie had a +11 in a Iowa poll last week. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #62

In a single poll angrychair Feb 2016 #74

Gag. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #13

And the silliness continues. Jury results: Live and Learn Feb 2016 #18

That was a pretty ridiculous comment though. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #20

I don't find it ridiculous. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #22

Why, because it says woman? JaneyVee Feb 2016 #24

Not if you were the one claiming to be one and the post was to you. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #27

Women all around the globe.... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #29

Yeah, by people like her. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #31

Spends her life fighting global poverty and AIDS... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #34

Did she? Really??? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #56

I don't think you have any idea what oppression really is. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #32

Quick example of double standard: JaneyVee Feb 2016 #33

I can only judge by Hillary supporters that did the same to Bernie. Luckily, that percentage is Live and Learn Feb 2016 #36

Lets be clear: If this Dem race was between 2 men.... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #38

LOL Hillary added unicorns to her campaign tonight. Did you miss that? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #39

LOL at your last paragraph... JaneyVee Feb 2016 #40

You are where you are thanks to previous generations that fought to ensure you weren't opressed. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #46

Bernie voted for more military action (Kosovo, Somalia, Afghan) and JaneyVee Feb 2016 #49

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #50

Not Hillary. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #58

DO YOU REALIZE HOW FREAKING SEXIST YOU SOUND? JaneyVee Feb 2016 #64

Do you realize you are yelling? Not at all sexist. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #69

No more sexist than the OP. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #106

Because Hillary wasn't inoffice and didn't cast a vote either way. Such silliness is really beneath Live and Learn Feb 2016 #53

Thats like saying "an Af-American that knows nothing about real Af-Americans" JaneyVee Feb 2016 #26

wtf? prayin4rain Feb 2016 #82

WOMEN won in Iowa, no matter the vote count. Hortensis Feb 2016 #14

Post removed Post removed Feb 2016 #30

Yikes! JaneyVee Feb 2016 #35

That is one ugly, sexist post. nt SunSeeker Feb 2016 #41

Yea, he got a well deserved time out for that shit. n/t JTFrog Feb 2016 #113

And yet, I just came out of a thread where Sanders supporters are consoling each other by Number23 Feb 2016 #129

Right? JTFrog Feb 2016 #133

Balance is a nice thing! I wouldn't have alerted on Hortensis Feb 2016 #138

Hey dude Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #77

Dude is a woman. frylock Feb 2016 #134

Here's a crying towel. Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #78

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #65

Love the positives Cary Feb 2016 #137

Woot! Hekate Feb 2016 #23

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2016 #25

Congrats to Hillary Clinton. A hard fought win. ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #28

So she won cause she didn't lose as bad as previously? Interesting concept. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #37

She won the caucuses outright. ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #54

No Bush in office, perhaps? Live and Learn Feb 2016 #67

You might be right, but I honestly thought Bernie would win Polk. ProudToBeLiberal Feb 2016 #70

She did great! Firebrand Gary Feb 2016 #42

Good point. nt SunSeeker Feb 2016 #44

Woopy! Iowa likes my faux Democratic vagina better than your Socialist penis! countmyvote4real Feb 2016 #51

This sounds a lot like "Sarah salad-speak." eom BlueMTexpat Feb 2016 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author creatives4innovation Feb 2016 #61

As a Sanders supporter ... I really have to applaud this The Traveler Feb 2016 #66

Thank you for your post and your sanity pandr32 Feb 2016 #73

Thanks for capturing what I was feeling Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #79

Thank you for your civility. NNadir Feb 2016 #86

Thank you. Hillary and her team has made HERstory in Iowa. riversedge Feb 2016 #95

totally agree- great night for all Dems. bettyellen Feb 2016 #125

disagree. the people of iowa won tonight hopemountain Feb 2016 #71

It was not even close to record turnout. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #72

I will actually rec this thread Flying Squirrel Feb 2016 #76

Thank you. That was kind of you. And this morning, yes. it is true. riversedge Feb 2016 #94

The Force was with Hillary--->V-I-C-T-O-R-Y riversedge Feb 2016 #80

More victories to come for a most remarkable woman. oasis Feb 2016 #81

If she keeps winning like this d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #88

By the time the GE rolls around, the idea of a woman President oasis Feb 2016 #89

I doubt gender is an important issue d_legendary1 Feb 2016 #110

Woman's issues, infrastructure problems, unemployment. Hillary has oasis Feb 2016 #111

foreign policy? DonCoquixote Feb 2016 #128

Btw, has Bernie managed to come up with a FP adviser yet? oasis Feb 2016 #132

Jamie Lee Curtis, Katy Perry and More Join Lena Dunham's #ImWithHer Campaign for Hillary Clinton riversedge Feb 2016 #83

Relevance? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #105

they were part of the team that helped Hillary win IOWA. riversedge Feb 2016 #108

Made famous for their political acumen, I'm sure. Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #109

Whatever you say riversedge Feb 2016 #117

Has Tiger Beat named its candidate yet? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2016 #119

Shaun Cassidy frylock Feb 2016 #136

Thank you for mentioning that. SusanCalvin Feb 2016 #87

K & R, thanks for your post, beautiful. Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #90

Congrats to Team Hillary. Alfresco Feb 2016 #96

I like her. grossproffit Feb 2016 #102

Was Romney the first Mormon to win a caucus last election?... cascadiance Feb 2016 #104

Love this painting of Hillary!! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #107

History was made! workinclasszero Feb 2016 #112

It is the real story coming out of Iowa IMHO riversedge Feb 2016 #114

K&R mcar Feb 2016 #115

Congratulations lovuian Feb 2016 #120

K&R! R B Garr Feb 2016 #122

k&r! DesertRat Feb 2016 #124

History!!!! NCTraveler Feb 2016 #126

First Female to win the IOWA Caucus. History was made. Iliyah Feb 2016 #127

Stop making this about gender. No one else gets to WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #130

This is a great accomplishment Gothmog Feb 2016 #131

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2016 #135