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    Iowa caucus chaos: Democrats plan to release results ‘as soon as possible’ – live coverage

    Full story: Democratic race off to disastrous start Iowa caucuses results – live updates What is the smartphone app at centre of Iowa debacle? Analysis: Trump campaign jubilant as Dems’ big night implodes Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.28pm GMT As the words disaster, chaos and fakakta blare […] More

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    Iowa caucuses: results delayed as state’s Democratic party performs ‘quality control’ – live

    Iowa Democratic party says there’s no ETA on results Trump wins uncompetitive Republican caucuses Iowa caucuses results – live updates Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 4.01am GMT If turnout is “on pace with 2016,” as the Iowa Democratic Party reported, it could be bad news for Bernie Sanders, […] More

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    Hundreds of thousands gather across Iowa as caucuses begin

    Many remain undecided in the Democratic presidential contest, with Sanders, Biden, Warren and Buttigieg topping polls Iowa caucuses kick off – follow live! How do the caucuses work? The Guardian’s guide Caucus voting is under way across Iowa, with voters set to declare which Democratic presidential candidate they believe is best positioned to beat Donald […] More

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    Rightwing groups spread false information about voter rolls hours before Iowa caucuses

    Judicial Watch falsely claimed several Iowa counties had more voters on their rolls than were eligible to vote A conservative not-for-profit organization and several prominent rightwing media figures spread false and misleading information about Iowa’s voter rolls in the hours leading up to the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus on Monday. Judicial Watch, a conservative foundation based […] More

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    Democratic race starts in earnest with Iowa caucuses – live coverage

    Voters in Iowa kick off the process of choosing a candidate to take on Donald Trump in November’s election Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 2.48pm GMT Lyz Lenz, a columnist for Iowa’s the Gazette, wrote about the challenges facing mothers who want to caucus in Iowa, which takes […] More

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    How do the Iowa caucuses work? Your guide to the night

    US elections 2020 The midwestern state is the first to vote in the presidential primary race. So what are caucuses, and how do they work? Here’s your guide to the night Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden figurines in a store in Des Moines. For the Democratic caucuses, in particular, second choices are important. […] More

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    'Nerve-racking': Iowans under pressure on eve of crucial caucuses

    Democrats Democratic presidential candidates makes their final pitch to the state but midwesterners are still torn over who to support in race against Donald Trump Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters and volunteers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters Many Iowans look forward to their state’s caucuses, the quadrennial ritual of gathering at schools, churches […] More

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    'We must defeat Trump': Democrats make final appeals as Iowa prepares to vote

    Iowa Polling shows no clear frontrunner in tight race as four Democratic candidates are knotted together at the top Elizabeth Warren campaigns for thke Democratic presidential nominee in Indianola, Iowa, on Sunday. Photograph: Matt Marton/EPA After more than a year of ideological clashes and policy debates, voters in the midwestern state of Iowa are set […] More