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Buttigieg campaign contracts with app-maker for text-messaging service, and so has Biden's A Buttigieg campaign official confirms that the campaign contracts with Shadow Inc., the tech company that built the app that failed Monday night in Iowa, for text-messaging service. But the official says Buttigieg’s campaign does not contract with the company for apps, like the one used by the Iowa Democratic Party. The official says the campaign contracted with Shadow before the Iowa Democratic Party started working with them. Buttigieg’s campaign isn’t the only one to contract with Shadow. Federal Election Commission records show the Biden campaign also has contracted with the company for text messages. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s campaign had also contracted with them for software and fundraising consulting, according to Federal Election Commission records. Share this -







Iowa Democratic Party to release 'majority' of caucus results Tuesday afternoon The Iowa Democratic Party said Tuesday it plans to release the majority of the results from the Iowa caucus by 5 p.m. ET. The news comes after a dizzying night of caucusing and a delay in releasing votes after the party said there were inconsistencies in the reporting of data due to a “coding issue” in an app the party used for the first time to calculate the results. The delay in votes had frustrated the presidential candidates, who tried to rally their supporters despite the uncertainty as the election looks to the New Hampshire state primary. Troy Price, the Iowa Democratic Party chairman told the campaigns on Tuesday during a call that the party expects more than 50 percent of all results by 5 p.m. ET. However, Price gave no timeline on when full results would come. Read more here. Share this -







With Iowa results still unknown, Buttigieg pivots to New Hampshire MANCHESTER, N.H. — Pete Buttigieg pivoted his campaign's focus to New Hampshire on Tuesday, telling voters here that what's happening in Iowa makes their voice all the more important. The controversy engulfing the Iowa Democratic Party and still-unreleased results from that state's contests means that “now so much will depend on what the famously independent thinking state of New Hampshire decides one week from today," he said. Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg visits The Works Cafe with Rep. Annie Kuster in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 17, 2020. Elizabeth Frantz / Reuters file At a morning event here, Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, also touched on Iowa, again claiming at least a measure of victory. “The hope that propelled me into this campaign is vindicated every day,” he said. “It was vindicated in a big way last night when we had a chance to quiet those questions of whether we belong in this effort in the first place.” Despite the intimate crowd that turned out to see him Tuesday, not one question was asked by the audience about Monday night’s caucuses or the lack of results. Addressing a packed room at the Rex Theater, Buttigieg presented a forward-looking message focused on the upcoming first-in-the-nation primary. He hailed the week ahead in New Hampshire as one that will lead to a historic moment. Buttigieg again emphasized that now is not the time for "my way or the highway" approaches to politics — though he didn’t single out any opponents by name. Buttigieg has made similar subtle jabs about the use of purity tests by the Democratic Party in the past. Asked about the deficit, Buttigieg highlighted his health care plan and made a veiled swipe at Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., criticizing some candidates for saying that voters "don't deserve an explanation on how much it's going to cost at all.” “This is the way to make sure that we can get that big thing done, and do it without breaking the bank,” he said. At one point during the question-and-answer period, a woman interjected with a story about trying to access services for her husband, a veteran, and someone coming to her home concerned that she was a “threat.” Buttigieg responded that he doesn’t consider her a threat and that veterans deserve better. Share this -







Blumenthal: Iowa 'has outlived its usefulness' as first state to cast ballots Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in an interview Tuesday on MSNBC that Iowa 'has outlived its usefulness as the first state to cast its ballots and shape the future of the nomination process." Blumenthal added that he agrees with Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill, who said earlier Tuesday that the Democratic caucus "is a quirky, quaint tradition which should come to an end." "I agree that it is a quaint process," Blumenthal said. "Caucuses may or may not reflect the will of the people. The use of an app, which was inaccessible, failed to download and upload and ultimately proved very possibly that the downfall here is only a symptom of a process that needs reform." Durbin said Tuesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that the Iowa caucus is "the most painful situation we currently face for voting." "We’ve got to have a means for people to express themselves that is reliable," he said. "Unfortunately, the caucus system is not." Share this -







Warren says there's a 'tight 3-way race' in Iowa but she's 'feeling good' Warren spoke to supporters in New Hampshire on Tuesday and addressed the situation in Iowa. “I’m not disappointed," she said. "We came out of Iowa knowing it’s a tight 3-way race at the top. Three of us. Buttigieg, Bernie and I will divide up most of the delegates in Iowa. That’s important to know.” "I'm feeling good," she added. “I’m feeling good,” Warren leads off IN NH, mentioning the #IACaucus and making the same case her advisors have made about it being a cluster of 3 who they say will do well there - Buttigieg, Bernie, Warren. Acknowledging “we had a bumpy start to the Democratic process” in IA. — Ali Vitali (@alivitali) February 4, 2020 Share this -







Bloomberg skips Iowa and N.H. for Michigan, 'a state we have to win in November' Today we’re in Detroit to rally support in a state we have to win in November. Trump only won Michigan by 10,000 votes. Since then he's done nothing but break promises.



Instead of worrying about Iowa and New Hampshire, we need to focus on where we need to win in 272 days. — Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 4, 2020 Share this -







Yang: 'This race is a muddled mess,' but 'opportunity for us is growing' My takeaway from Monday night: this race is a muddled mess. That means the opportunity for us is growing because there isn’t a clear front runner or even field. New Hampshire will be more important than ever. — Andrew Yang🧢 (@AndrewYang) February 4, 2020 Share this -







McDaniel calls Iowa 'a debacle,' Cruz says it's 'nuts' Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, winner of the 2016 GOP Iowa caucuses, told "Fox and Friends" on Tuesday that the current confusion surrounding Monday's Democratic caucuses in Iowa "is nuts." "You would be frustrated, you would be angry," Cruz said, speaking as to how a candidate would feel as a result of Monday's fallout. "These candidates have spent months, if not over a year, busting their rear ends. I mean, knocking on doors, you know, I feel bad really for the volunteers. I mean, going into an Iowa caucus, it is a labor intensive, you've got people — we had people in 2016 who moved up from Texas, and moved from states all over the country to go to Iowa and were out in the snow, knocking on doors." On the Fox Business Network, Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel called Trump "clearly the big winner" Monday. "We had the highest turnout ever for an incumbent president," she said. "The energy on our side is so strong." McDaniel called the Democratic caucus count "a debacle" and insinuated without providing any evidence that Joe Biden's possible performance in the state might have something to do with it. "I think that the party needs to figure out why all these inconsistencies in Iowa, especially when Joe Biden looked like he was going to have an abysmal, abysmal night last night." The Iowa Democratic Party said early Tuesday that it would release the results of the Iowa caucuses after "manually verifying all precinct results." Party Chair Troy Price said the party is "validating every piece of data we have against our paper trail. That system is taking longer than expected, but it's in place to ensure we are eventually able to report results with full confidence." Share this -







Biden campaign touts success in 3 Iowa counties Biden's campaign is using last night's confusion to raise money as his campaign looks to the New Hampshire primary. "If anything, last night reinforced our campaign's anti-malarkey stance. But it was just the beginning — and it's the start we need to power us into New Hampshire and beyond. Donate $20 now to help us keep it going," the campaign said in a text to supporters on Tuesday. Biden's campaign is also touting its success in three Iowa counties as we continue to wait for the full results of the Iowa caucus. The campaign's senior adviser, Symone Sanders, said in a series of tweets on Tuesday that the campaign exceeded expectations in Polk, Louisa, and Linn counties. Share this -





