Link to article: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/us/politics/hillary-clinton-declared-winner-of-iowa-caucuses.html?ref=politics&_r=0
Article Title:
Hillary Clinton Declared Winner of Iowa Caucuses
Summary: On Tuesday night, February 1, 2016, Hillary Clinton was declared the winner of the Iowa Caucuses. In the final count of the vote, Mrs. Clinton was given 700.59 of the state delegate equivalents, while Mr. Sanders was given 696.82. Clinton is set to receive 23 of Iowa’s delegates, and Sanders will get 21. These results were the closest in history in the Iowa Democratic caucuses. The Clinton campaign did not expect such a close margin, but they viewed it as a significant win for the former Secretary, because of her trouble in the state beforehand. The close win, however, upset Secretary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. They thought a strong victory in the caucuses would help Clinton greatly in New Hampshire. Secretary Clinton has high hopes though, and thinks that winning the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary will not be a great downfall because she is certain that she will prosper in the southern states because of her strength in larger state primaries, where there are many delegates. She quotes that her "African American support will act as a political firewall.” Clinton is ready though, and looks forward to New Hampshire. She quotes, “I really need to get out there and make my case.” Now the Secretary has much more time to prepare, unlike for the Iowa caucuses where she had only five days, and is confident the Hampshire primary will bring much needed support and votes for the Clinton campaign.
Class Connections: This article relates to our class because we constantly talk about the presidential campaign going on, and the individual candidates and events within the campaign. We discussed who we would like to see chosen for President, and have been keeping up with the news of the campaign. We even covered the Iowa caucuses in class discussion, which is what this article’s main topic consists of.
Personal Views: I believe that the Iowa caucuses reflected a tie between Senator Sanders and Former Secretary Clinton. As a Burney supporter, I hoped that he would overcome Clinton and win the primary so he might gain a strong lead in the campaign to become President. Though he didn’t beat necessarily beat Clinton, I feel that the Clinton campaign was wrong to call this a “significant win” for Hillary. Senator Sanders was within .2% of the vote when the caucuses ended and he was within four delegates of Hillary. Clinton might have won Iowa on paper, but I think this was a huge step for Sanders in his campaign. I think this will prompt a huge support for Sanders as he prepares for the New Hampshire primary, his “backyard,” and will ultimately lead to his selection as the Democratic candidate for 2016.
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