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In response to "WA Post: Sanders campaign says it was denied paper records of Iowa caucus vote -- (link)" by Strongbad

The backwards looking focus on Iowa seems a misguided waste of effort to me. Technically Santorum won IA four years ago...

Posted by ty97 Feb 5 '16, 05:08

...but it was called for Romney on the night of the caucus and that the story that played out moving forward. Sure there was a footnote (the next day) that Santorum actually won, but Iowa was over and everyone was moving on.

Sanders has a good story coming out of IA - virtual tie. Even if he were to find out he won by one vote, it's not going to change the momentum and story of the race. So why expend all this effort?

(Also, last time the Sanders campaign said they weren't given access to something by the party, it was bullshit, wasn't it?)

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Because his losing has been turned around on him - this is one of the states he was expected to win, and he didn't (or "didn't") -- (edited) - Roger More Feb 5, 05:47 2
- But the spin is spun. There's really no unspinning that at this point. - ty97 Feb 5, 06:01 1
  - I think this fits those priorities. Voters don't support losers, but they do support an underdog who was cheated. -- nm - Roger More Feb 5, 06:34
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- As I said below, I have no idea what the campaigns are entitled to get. If he is entitled to the records, yes, give them, and give them now. -- nm* - ty97 Feb 5, 05:35
More important than "momentum", it'd give him, at best, 1 more delegate? In a race where he needs 2300+ -- nm - TWuG Feb 5, 05:25 2
- Yeah, that's why I don't understand the focus on IA. - ty97 Feb 5, 05:28 1
  - Last night in the debate he said he thinks the results should be audited to make sure the system works correctly, but that the results aren't really - pmb Feb 5, 05:47

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