World News: You guys, Iowa is kind of a mess

POLITICS 2020

Thursday, February 6

Caucus goers check in at a caucus at Roosevelt Hight School on Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines.

OnPolitics: Yes. They're still counting in Iowa. Stop asking.

The news organization that media outlets rely on for elections results said it was unable to declare a winner. That's how bad things are.

It has been one heck of a newsy week in politics. So let's just do what we can to support each other and try our best to keep up with all the happenings. Thankfully, you've made the wise decision of subscribing to this newsletter. Onwards.

Hope you weren't waiting for Pelosi to apologize

There's little chance that you subscribe to a politics newsletter - for real, thanks - and haven't seen the moment where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Just in case, here you go.

Basically, impeachment news is still a thing:

•	Pelosi said tearing up Trump's speech was 'entirely appropriate'.
•	Trump took a victory lap after being acquitted of impeachment charges
•	Romney could be in store for some awkwardness, 'abuse' after impeachment vote

Who won the Iowa caucuses? Well.

The Associated Press, which many news organizations rely on to analyze voting data to determine election winners, announced Thursday it was unable to declare a winner.

Victory in Iowa is usually determined by state delegate equivalents, where Pete Buttigieg leads Bernie Sanders by the slimmest of margins. But Sanders tops Buttigieg by thousands in the popular vote tied to the realignment groups.

Here are the big developments of the day:

•	First, the reporting app failed, then the phone lines got bogged down
•	Then there were questions about how the ever-complicated math involved
•	Bernie Sanders declares 'decisive victory'

FYI, New Hampshire is next

As a friendly reminder that we're in for a long and dramatic primary season, please be aware that the race for the Democratic nomination has arrived in New Hampshire, which holds its first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday.