Iowa Caucuses: Networks Dive Into “Most Intense Period” Of Politics

Dave Doogan has announced he has stepped down from being a councillor for Perth City North.

By Jill Goldsmith

A star-studded cast helped Saturday Night Live skewer the latest Democratic debate and Iowa caucus — admitting that President Trump won.

By Anita Bennett

After what may have been the most chaotic week imaginable for the Democratic party, various competitors vied for the title of chief uniter.

Iowa State Sen. Dennis Guth – Photo: Facebook.

Pete Buttigieg made history as the first openly LGBTQ person to win the Iowa caucus in a slim lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders—however, Sanders’ campaign has also claimed a victory, revealing the confusing nature of the caucus format.

Pete Buttigieg – Photo: PBS.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders held a lead in the Iowa caucus results, with about 62% of precincts reported late on Tuesday afternoon.

The Iowa caucus which, for the Democratic Party at least, devolved into a disaster involving delayed numbers and a faulty app, drew a total of 8.5 million viewers across the three major cable networks.

The results of the Iowa Democratic Party caucuses remain up in the air.

The results of the Iowa caucuses, the first-in-the-nation contest for the Democratic presidential primary, remained up in the air late Monday as technical difficulties prompted at least one candidate to call for withholding officials results.

Results have been delayed in the Iowa caucus, as Democratic Party officials were seeking to reconcile “inconsistencies” in the initial tabulations.

By Ted Johnson

Thousands are set to cast ballots this week on two important races: the Iowa caucus and the Oscars, both of which rely on ranked-choice voting systems that are commonly misunderstood.

Pete Buttigieg – Photo: LGBTQ Victory Fund.

After months of campaign events, polls, debates and candidate interviews, the first votes of the 2020 presidential election will finally be cast tonight, in the convoluted process known as the Iowa caucus.Because the results of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus historically presage success or failure for the Democratic nominees, media networks have been preparing for tonight's vote for a long time."It's incredibly exciting," says Rashida Jones, senior vp, specials, for NBC News and MSNBC.

Forget the slopes of Park City. In the winter of 2020, all roads lead to Iowa for Hollywood's hard-core political class.