Tonight is a victory for every American who understands that after we survive eight long years of the Obama presidency, that no one personality can right the wrongs done by Washington.' Tonight is a victory for every American who's watched in display as career politicians in Washington in both parties refuse to listen and too often fail to keep their commitments to the people. 'Tonight is a victory for millions of Americans, who have shouldered the burden of seven years of Washington deals run amok. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across Iowa, and all across this great nation. 'Let me first of all say, to god be the glory. To allocate the delegate, there was a coin toss.Ĭlinton supporters called heads, and they won. Once the votes were redistributed and the formula calculated, Hillary Clinton won four delegate spots and Sanders had three. O'Malley was declared not-viable after the first count. For example, in Ames precinct 2-4 there are eight delegate spots available. If there is a tie then there is a coin toss. It goes: (number of votes Candidate A received x number of delegate spots in the precinct) ÷ total number of voters = number of delegates awarded to Candidate A. The Democrats have a formula, that all caucus workers are trained to understand, which calculates how many delegates a candidate gets. Fierce support for both Clinton and Sanders meant O'Malley was declared not-viable in thousands of precincts. When the votes are counted, organizers announce whether there was an out-and-out winner, and if not: which candidates are viable.Īt this point, voters can choose to pick another candidate or try to persuade other voters to join their side so they can be viable. If there are four delegate positions, they need 15 per cent. If there are three delegate positions, they need 17 per cent. If there are two delegate positions, they need 25 per cent.
If there is just one delegate position in a precinct, a candidate needs 50 per cent or more of the vote to be viable. Votes for Martin O'Malley were redistributed between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in most precincts because he did not reach the benchmark of 'viability'. Whoever has the highest percentage of state delegates wins the caucus. Then, a mathematical formula is used to work out how many state delegates they have. There are 1,681 precincts.īernie Sanders (pictured) has taunted Hillary Clinton for depending on Big Money to secure the Democratic nominationĮach county then adds up how many delegates each candidate has. The Democrats, however, elect 'delegates' - usually at least four in each precinct. It means you know how many people turned up to vote, and exactly how many voted for each candidate. The results are announced, counted, and written down. The papers are then folded, put in a box, then counted by caucus workers. Voters are given a piece of paper to write down the name of the candidate they'd like to win. The Republican Party operates its caucus like an election - akin to a straw poll.
Staring contest,' wrote one user.Īnother wrote: 'Bernie Sanders must have fallen for the old "Heads I win, Tails you lose trick.'
'Order of operations to determining Iowa winners: 1. Just half an hour later, Sanders said the results were a 'virtual tie'.Īlthough a coin toss is the legitimate way to determine a dead heat, Twitter users found the situation incredibly amusing. The Democratic caucuses were a very close race Monday, with Clinton saying she was 'breathing a big sigh of relief' at 10.30pm local time.
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