The Latest: What Happened in Iowa?

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🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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After a night of chaos and confusion at the Iowa caucuses, and nearly a full day since the results were initially expected, the state’s Democratic Party has announced only partial numbers, from 62 percent of precincts. We look at what the debacle in Iowa will mean for the results — when they’re finally released. “The Latest,” from the team behind “The Daily,” brings you the most important developments on today’s biggest news stories. You can find more information about it here.

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0:00.0	Hello Iowa City!
0:03.0	All of the game day excitement is shifting to Iowa.
0:05.6	The shape of the 2020 race could change dramatically.
0:08.6	All right, all right, all right.
0:11.6	All right, all right, all right, all right, all right.
0:14.9	Today marks the beginning of the end for Donald Trump.
0:19.9	What happened in Iowa?
0:22.6	Well, it looks like it's gonna be a long night
0:24.4	when I'm feeling good.
0:25.8	This is a real hit when it comes to A, the Iowa caucus,
0:29.0	and B, faith that people have in free and fair elections
0:32.1	in this country.
0:33.0	It is too close to call, so I'm just gonna tell you
0:35.8	what I do know.
0:37.8	Good afternoon, and thank you all so much
0:40.6	for taking a little time today to chat a little bit
0:44.6	about what happened last night.
0:56.5	Hey, it's Alex Burns, political reporter
0:58.1	for the New York Times.
0:59.3	Still stuck in a hotel in Des Moines at 6.40 pm
1:02.8	central time on Tuesday, as we continue to wait
1:05.8	for the final results of the Iowa caucus.
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