Iowa Winners and Losers

IOWA CAUCUSES

Cruz wins GOP race in Iowa; Dems too close to call
By Niall Stanage
DES MOINES — Ted Cruz won the Iowa Republican caucuses on Monday night, but Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were locked in a razor-close race early Tuesday.

Clinton declares victory in Iowa
By Amie Parnes
Clinton’s campaign declared victory before networks called the race.

Iowa caucus winners and losers
By Niall Stanage
The Iowa caucuses brought new strength to some campaigns and the end to others.

Iowa Dems push back on Sanders claim of lost votes
By Ben Kamisar
Bernie Sanders’s team says the party failed to staff a number of caucus sites.

Clinton wins Iowa delegate after coin toss
By Lisa Hagen
A video shows officials resorting to a coin toss to break a tie between Sanders and Clinton.

Rubio surge nearly catches Trump
By Jonathan Easley
Rubio did far better than the polls predicted.

McConnell wary of divisive 2016 fights
By Alexander Bolton
Several measures that have bipartisan support but are divisive in his conference.

Obama, Ryan to talk agenda
By Jordan Fabian
It’s Ryan’s first formal meeting with Obama since he became Speaker.

Government software may have let in foreign spies
By Cory Bennett and Katie Bo Williams
The government may have used compromised software for up to three years.

Standing up against the A-word
By Sarah Ferris
Marjorie Dannenfelser heads one of the country’s leading groups against abortion.

State Department tried to make ‘stand-alone’ network for Clinton
By Julian Hattem
The computer would be “connected to the internet (but not through our system).”

Koch brothers network ready to oppose Trump
By Jonathan Swan
The donors group could spend money to oppose Trump if he dominates in early-voting states.

Bloomberg: How Ted Cruz engineered his Iowa triumph
By Sasha Issenberg
A meticulous, technologically advanced, highly individualized groundgame—and legalized fireworks—trumped a certain outsider candidate.

The New York Times: 2nd-place finish pierces Donald Trump’s mystique, but another chance comes quickly
By Maggie Haberman
Several missteps suggested that the candidate’s style of campaigning was not a good fit with the retail politics often rewarded in Iowa.

The Wall Street Journal: Rubio likely to cement backing from GOP establishment
By Beth Reinhard and Rebecca Ballhaus
Sen. Marco Rubio’s strong showing in the Iowa caucus is expected to consolidate support for him from the establishment wing of the GOP, which had begun leaning his way in the last few months.

The Washington Post: After a close finish in Iowa, Sanders says he can win primaries and causes around the country
By John Wagner
The Vermont senator exudes confidence on a chartered flight to New Hampshire.

Reuters: Bernie Sanders shows strong momentum on social media
By Amy Tennery and Anjali Athavaley
It may be too close to call between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses on Monday, but the senator from Vermont was the clear winner on social media.