Iowa released 62% of caucus results—so Twitter made 'Great Gatsby' jokes.
wonks who had been salivating for data, any data, while the campaigns of both former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders issued encouraging statements based on the incomplete results.
But many sped to social media to mock the idea that a political narrative could be formed from under two-thirds of anything. Imagine, for instance, trying to do that for a book. A bookstore in, appropriately, Washington, D.C., got the gag going with a"Great Gatsby" joke. The rest of the internet took it from there.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Buttigieg leads Iowa caucuses with 62 percent of the results countedPete Buttigieg is leading the Iowa caucuses with 62 percent of 99 counties reporting, the Iowa Democratic Party said at a briefing Tuesday afternoon, nearly an entire day after a smartphone app malfunction delayed the reporting of results.
Read more »
Buttigieg And Sanders Lead In Iowa With Just 62% Of Vote TalliedIowa party officials released partial results Tuesday afternoon without offering a timeline for when the final tally will become public.
Read more »
The Iowa caucuses' biggest loser is the Iowa caucusesWhile we wait to see who the big winners and losers were, there can be no doubt that the Iowa caucuses themselves have suffered the most significant defeat.
Read more »
Iowa Caucus Day: A 2020 Iowa debate timeline and how we got hereFrom the presidential announcements and fundraising reports, to the debates, conflicts and departures, here's a look at the key events that have helped define and shape the contest heading into the Iowa caucuses.
Read more »
Iowa Caucuses - Iowa Caucus Results Delayed 'Due to Quality Checks'Some initial results from the caucuses were expected to be released by now, but Iowa Democratic Party spokeswoman Mandy McClure says that's going to be delayed 'due to quality checks' IowaCaucuses
Read more »
Dems drop 62% of Iowa results, say they don't know when rest of caucus data will be releasedCiting a 'coding error' and 'irregularities' discovered after a voting app malfunctioned during Monday's Iowa caucuses, the Iowa Democratic Party released 62 percent of the results Tuesday but offered no set time for the release of the rest of the information.
Read more »