Sanders campaign: actual Iowa result may never be known

Whether it was due to miraculous coin flips, Clinton fraud, or plain old voting, Monday night's Iowa caucus was about as close a contest as you're likely to see. If you're among those who suspect that there were some shenanigans going on, congratulations. You've got something in common with a certain wild-eyed New England socialist. According to his campaign manager, Bernie Sanders has launched a review of the vote totals to make sure everything was on the up-and-up.

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As the Washington Post's John Wagner reports:

"As an empirical matter, we're not likely to ever know what the actual result was," said Jeff Weaver, Sanders's campaign manager, who cited as complicating factors the narrow margin, the "arcane" rules of the caucuses, the delayed reporting of some precincts and the technology used to reports the results. The Sanders review may not have any practical effect on how delegates are awarded, but "I think everybody has an interest in making it as accurate as possible," Weaver said.

Sanders's camp says that the Iowa Democratic Party has informed the campaigns that the caucus results from 90 precincts are missing.

— John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) February 2, 2016

Yes, everyone wants to make sure everything is completely accurate. ...Unless, of course, you happen to be a member of the party elite with a vested interest in one particular candidate. We're sure everyone at DNC headquarters is completely impartial, though. So that shouldn't be an issue.

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