MORNING MESSAGE
Sanders
ended in a stunning dead heat with Hillary Clinton, after starting in single
digits in Iowa ... Clearly, young voters – the millennials – are attracted to
the political revolution that Sanders is championing. Sanders beat Clinton by a
staggering 84 to 14 among voters under 29, and 53-37 on voters 30 to 45. This is
the Obama generation. They mobilized to sweep Obama to victory in 2008, with
many growing disillusioned along the way. But rather than checking out, many are
doubling down, intent on building a movement to transform this
country.
Sanders Rattles Clinton In Iowa
Clinton
barely edges Sanders. Politico: “Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Bernie
Sanders in the Iowa caucuses, according to results announced by the state
Democratic Party early Tuesday morning … Clinton was awarded 699.57 state
delegate equivalents, versus 695.49 for Sanders … [The one outstanding]
precinct, in Des Moines, is worth 2.28 state delegate equivalents … Though
Sanders had not conceded, Clinton’s campaign declared victory in a statement at
3:35 a.m. Eastern.”
AP
adds: “The final numbers are awarded proportionately, based on statewide and
congressional district voting, determining Iowa’s 44 delegates to the national
convention. Even without a declared winner, The Associated Press awarded all but
one of those delegates. Clinton led Sanders 22 to 21, with the remaining
delegate to be awarded to the statewide winner.”
Sanders
heralds “political revolution.” CNN quotes: “…while the results are still
not known it looks like we are in a virtual tie. And that is why what Iowa has
begun tonight is a political revolution.”
Sanders
predicts wins. W. Post: “…Sanders told a crush of reporters jockeying for
position in the aisle that his campaign is now ‘in this for the long haul.’
‘We’re going to win states all over the country,’ a beaming Sanders predicted …
‘we’re in this to the convention, and this is a campaign that we can win.'”
Clinton
campaign declares victory. W. Post: “…Clinton’s aides said that they viewed
Iowa as ‘tailor-made’ for Sanders, and that despite his advantages with the
state’s liberal Democratic base, he was unable to win.”
Iowa
exposed Clinton’s weakness, says Politico: “…an all-too familiar tale with
echoes of 2008, of grit and a top-dollar organization undercut by the
candidate’s flaws, the stubborn ambivalence of a state that has now delivered
two embarrassments – but above all her inability to capture the zeitgeist of her
own party.”
Cruz Stops Trump
Sen.
Ted Cruz wins Iowa despite trailing in polls. Politico: “…the Cruz team
insisted they would win a close race, pointing to their turnout organization and
their analytics and data modeling … they had identified precise numbers of
voters deciding between their candidate and Trump, Rubio and Carson. For each
undecided group, they had a targeted plan involving direct mail, volunteer calls
and visits and digital ads.”
Solid
third place for Rubio could mean more Establishment support. W. Post: “Rubio
came within a couple hundred supporters of piercing the impenetrable bubble
thought to be around Cruz and Trump … Rubio’s impressive results in the Iowa
caucus — and his speech afterward — were tailored to one simple message: He is
the GOP candidate with the broadest appeal to win in a general election, and
Iowa proves it.”
Breakfast Sides
Former
Chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Phil Angelides urges Justice
Department to reopen cases involving 2008 market crash, at OurFuture.org:
“…because of the 10-year statute of limitations for financial fraud affecting
banks and other types of financial institutions, there is still time to
investigate and prosecute crimes committed in 2006 and 2007 – the final period
of wild excess before the mortgage market collapsed. But time is quickly running
out.”
Sen.
Mitch McConnell aims to duck divisive fights. The Hill: “[He] is under
pressure from some in his conference to take action this year on a sweeping
Pacific Rim trade deal, criminal justice reform legislation and an authorization
for the use of military force [but] McConnell is likely to take the safe route
and not advance any bills that divide his conference … McConnell’s toughest
conundrum may be over what to do about a budget …”
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