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'Chaos' Delays Utah's GOP Caucus Results

Utah GOP Caucus Results
Delayed After 'Chaos'

super tuesday

Mar 6, 2024 12:23 AM CST

Utah GOP Caucus Results Delayed After 'Chaos'

Technical difficulties and other issues caused long lines

(Newser) - "Chaos" was being used by multiple media outlets to describe the situation in Utah, where Republican caucus results were delayed on Super Tuesday due to technical issues. Sources tell the New York Times there were long lines at some locations due to poor or nonexistent internet connections leading to...

Pete's in the Lead in Iowa—but It's a Squeaker

Where We're at
in Iowa: 71% of
Results Are In

Feb 5, 2020 6:24 AM CST

Where We're at in Iowa: 71% of Results Are In

Buttigieg leads, with Sanders close behind

(Newser) - Better late than never: The Iowa Democratic Party has released more results from Monday night's Democratic caucuses. After technical glitches with a mobile app used for reporting the results, not much has changed from Tuesday afternoon's rankings, when 62% of precincts had been reported. Per the New York ...

Russia Hunting
'Black Widow'
Terrorists
Targeting Sochi

Jan 20, 2014 2:17 PM CST

Russia Hunting 'Black Widow' Terrorists Targeting Sochi

Wanted posters already up for one woman

(Newser) - Russian authorities believe that as many as four women intend to launch terror attacks targeting the Sochi Olympics, and that one might already be in or near the city, sources tell NBC News . Wanted posters are already up in Sochi for Ruzan Ibragimova, aka Ruzana, a 23-year-old woman described as...

'Mass Hysteria'
Rules Raucous
Missouri Caucuses

Mar 18, 2012 7:03 AM CDT

'Mass Hysteria' Rules Raucous Missouri Caucuses

Two Ron Paul supporters arrested

(Newser) - It's not a party until something gets broken, and it's not a political party until someone gets arrested. This spring's GOP primary battle is now a party, as GOP leaders and enthusiastic supporters squared off in one of Missouri's largest caucuses yesterday, reports ABC News . At...

How Obama Did It:
The Delegate
Strategy

ANALYSIS

Jun 4, 2008 8:29 AM CDT

How Obama Did It: The Delegate Strategy

Delegate-by-delegate fight led to historic upset

(Newser) - Last night was not a triumphant coronation for Barack Obama, whose campaign limped over the finish line in Montana and South Dakota. But the Illinois senator's victory over Hillary Clinton—one of the biggest upsets in US political history, writes the Washington Post—was never about glamorous wins in battleground...

No, She Isn’t Winning the Popular Vote

ANALYSIS

May 22, 2008 12:13 PM CDT

No, She Isn’t Winning the Popular Vote

Claim divisive at best, untrue at worst, so let's just call it a tie

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s insistence that she’s winning the popular vote not only promotes a meaningless rubric in a delegate contest, but it's also a dangerous claim—and a false one, Jonathan Alter writes in Newsweek. Not only is Clinton trampling on old sore spots (think Al Gore in 2000),...

Team Hillary's
5 Big
Mistakes

OPINION

May 8, 2008 2:04 PM CDT

Team Hillary's 5 Big Mistakes

How mood, rules, caucuses, money, and pacing laid her campaign low

(Newser) - With the Clinton campaign in death throes, Karen Tumulty runs down its five crucial mistakes in Time:

Mood. In a season when Democrats were desperate for change, Hillary “completely misread the mood” and went with incumbency.
Rules. Clinton's inner circle wasn't up on them. Mark Penn thought California's primary

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