Sanders’ Campaign to Request Partial Recanvass of Iowa Caucuses
Sanders’ Campaign to Request Partial Recanvass of Iowa Caucuses
(Bloomberg) -- Bernie Sanders’ campaign will request a partial recanvass of the Iowa caucuses, according to senior adviser Jeff Weaver.
The recanvass request comes after the Iowa Democratic Party allocated delegates Sunday, giving South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg 14 delegates and the Vermont senator 12. Buttigieg received 0.1% more state delegate equivalents than Sanders. Buttigieg had 26.2% to Sanders’ 26.1%.
The IDP extended the deadline from Friday to 1 pm on Monday to request a recanvass of the results. Weaver said a full list of precincts the campaign is requesting a recanvass would be available by Monday.
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