Sanders says Iowa gives campaign a kick-start

The Democratic presidential contenders, Clinton and Sanders, also headed to New Hampshire after their close duel in Iowa, where the former secretary of state narrowly edged out the insurgent U.S. senator from Vermont.

No longer can anyone say that Donald Trump cannot be beaten and is invincible.

A spokesman for the Sanders campaign said it did not intend to challenge the results. Tonight’s Town Hall is moderated by Anderson Cooper, and will feature questions aimed at both Clinton and Sanders, though no one-on-one debating will take place.

Another fierce competition is the neck-and-neck race between Sanders and Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

Party officials known as superdelegates can support the candidate of their choice. Clinton won that toss, too.

On the other hand, Hillary Clinton was still happy with the victory when all the results were tallied. “Indeed, given how well Rubio did in Iowa (very strong third), the Republican primary is nearly a three person race now”, said Dr. Thomas Holyoke, professor of political science at Fresno State.

The results in Iowa were at odds with much of the late polling.

In his victory speech, Senator Cruz said: “Tonight is a victory for the grassroots”. Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across Iowa and all across this great nation.

“A poll was done where I was leading by a few points, and so when you see that you think maybe the poll knows what they’re talking about”, Trump said.

All eyes are now on Marco Rubio, who pulled away with a third place finish only trailing Trump by one percent.

Halkett said while a win in Iowa of the Democratic or Republican caucuses doesn’t always point to an eventual win of the nomination, it provides important momentum and and drives donations for further campaigning. That said, Mr. Trump, a New Yorker, and Sen.

Iowa Democrats award delegates proportionally, based on the statewide vote and the vote in individual congressional districts.

Martin O’Malley dropped out of the Democratic race Monday night while Mike Huckabee left the Republican race. If she gets clobbered in New Hampshire by her New England nemesis as is likely, she is going to have to win big in SC, and then again on Super Tuesday to avoid the sense that she’s reliving her 2008 primary nightmares.