"Sanders is really talking about what kind of country the US should be, not what it should do"

"Sanders is really talking about what kind of country the US should be, not what it should do"
http://www.vox.com/2016/2/9/10939640/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy

Originally shared by NARAL Pro-Choice America

Originally shared by NARAL Pro-Choice America

"She is the most qualified candidate to be president, and I think she'd make a great one.”
http://nar.al/4ni

Originally shared by Rabid Feminist

Originally shared by Rabid Feminist

Well mostly anyway. Congressional Progressive Caucus Abandons Bernie | GO BLINDLY
http://buff.ly/1KGJ5wJ

A brilliant speech...

A brilliant speech...

Originally shared by Kris Nelson

Fab!
https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=aIShMlHdYoA&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMmvfDE5a8Vg%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded

Santa Cruz beach - an unexpectedly nice day.

Santa Cruz beach - an unexpectedly nice day.

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres

Originally shared by Shelenn Ayres

State parties run their own primaries and caucuses. When there is a dispute, they consult both the caucus goers and the DNC when necessary. All candidates know the rules for each state up front and plan their strategies accordingly. All candidates agree to the authority of the state and national parties. While the popular vote does factor in, the delegates are what matters for the nomination. Now that the results for IA are in, let's examine them:

IA gets 44 national pledged delegates and 8 national unpledged delegates.

IDP Rules on State Delegate Math:

First each precinct has a viability number to be awarded delegates

Caucuses that elect 1 delegate -> majority rule

Caucuses that elect 2 delegates -> eligible attendees times 0.25 and round up

Caucuses that elect 3 delegates -> eligible attendees divided by 6 and round up

Caucuses that elect 4 or more delegates -> eligible attendees times 0.15 and round up

Second, except for single delegate precincts, a formula is applied to each viable candidate group to award state delegates

(group members times delegates available)/attendees = delegates group elects


The official state delegate results are:

Clinton Caucus: 700.59  state delegate equivalents
Sanders Caucus: 696.82 state delegate equivalents
O’Malley Caucus: 7.61 state delegate equivalents
Uncommitted Caucus: 0.46 state delegate equivalents

15% minimum per DNC rules is required for pledged national delegates to be awarded and pledged national delegates are awarded proportionally. The official results as of Feb 2, 2016 are:

Clinton: 23
Sanders: 21

For the unpledged delegates, the current standing is:

Clinton: 7
Sanders: 0
Uncommitted: 1

Combined delegate count for IA's 52 convention delegates:

Clinton:30
Sanders: 21
Uncommitted: 1

Final analysis:

Clinton won the popular vote
Clinton won the state delegate vote
Clinton won the pledged delegate vote
Clinton won the unpledged delegate vote
Clinton won the combined delegate vote

Clinton won Iowa
http://iowademocrats.org/statement-from-idp-chair-on-tonights-historically-close-caucus-results/

To the inevitable claims of a conspiracy involving the Clintons, the NYT, AP, and the "corporate media" in general, I offer this quote: "The fact is, conspiracies are made of people, and people are kind of incompetent." ( https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/the-conspiracy-conspiracy-92b744226448#.u6c3c2aoc)

To the inevitable claims of a conspiracy involving the Clintons, the NYT, AP, and the "corporate media" in general, I offer this quote: "The fact is, conspiracies are made of people, and people are kind of incompetent." ( https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/the-conspiracy-conspiracy-92b744226448#.u6c3c2aoc)

Originally shared by The New York Times

Hillary Clinton Has Won Iowa Caucuses, Associated Press Says

#hillaryclinton   #iowacaucus  #berniesanders 

http://nyti.ms/23Hkzlz
http://nyti.ms/23Hkzlz