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February 01, 2016,

Democratic winner in Iowa remains unclear

By Ben Kamisar

 

Hillary Clinton maintained a thin lead in the Iowa caucuses as Monday's Democratic Iowa caucuses spilled into Tuesday without a winner. 

 

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton 49.9 percent compared to Sanders's has 49.6 percent. Her lead had reached 5 percent in early results. 

 

The narrow margin means that the two candidates will leave Iowa with almost exactly the same amount of delegates representing them at the Democratic National Convention this summer. But a victory gives the winner a jolt of positive momentum as the nomination fight moves to New Hampshire. 

 

Who that winner is may not be easily determined or decided wihout a challenge. Early Tuesday morning, Sanders's campaign told The Hill that the party did not send impartial staffers to 90 caucus sites and is now reaching out to candidates for help reporting the data. The party denied that allegation, but it may set up a dispute that could keep the outcome of the race in question for some time to come.

 

With the results still in flux, Clinton gave an upbeat speech late Monday night that avoided a direct proclamation of victory. Earlier in the evening, the campaign told MSNBC that it was declaring victory, something no media organization was willing to do, given the tight race. 

 

In her speech, Clinton said she was "breathing a big sigh of relief" and thanked her Iowa supporters. 

 

"I am excited about really getting into the debate with Sen. Sanders about the best way forward to fight for us and America," she said.