The Democratic 2020 mission to oust President Donald Trump could not have got off to a more disastrous and embarrassing start.
The party couldn’t even deliver a first-in-the-nation election night winner after a vote-reporting debacle in Iowa — where candidates spent months and millions of dollars vying for a glittering opening prize in their nominating contest.
“Iowa, you have shocked the nation,” said former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. However, that did not stop Mayor Pete from claiming victory, late Monday night, even while no official results had been tabulated.
“Tonight, an improbable hope became an undeniable reality,” Buttigieg told a cheering crowd. “So we don’t know all the results, but we know by the time it’s all said and done — Iowa, you have shocked the nation. Because by all indications, we are going on to New Hampshire victorious.”
Buttigieg’s official Twitter account also sent out some tweets in which the former mayor appeared to declare victory.
“The skeptics said ‘not now,'” said one tweet. “‘Not this time.’ All this talk of ‘belonging,’ of bridging divides, is too naive. Too risky. So tonight I say—with a heart filled with gratitude—Iowa, you’ve proved those skeptics wrong.”
Iowa is the first state to hold a contest in the Democratic primary. The caucuses began at around 7 p.m. CT, but the night ended without any official vote totals because of technical difficulties with the reporting process that resulted in widespread delays.
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders said he has a “good feeling” and his campaign also says he got the most delegates. Elizabeth Warren called the outcome “too close to call.” Joe Biden, who said he would “walk out of here with our share of delegates,” had his campaign send a letter of complaint about the reporting difficulties.
And, of course, the Trump campaign did not miss an opportunity to crow that “Democrats are stewing in a caucus mess of their own creation with the sloppiest train wreck in history.”
In fact, the ultimate winner in last night’s debacle was probably the president. The caucus nightmare played right into the hands of Trump who has been trying for months to brand all of his rivals as weak, disorganized and even worse — plotting to rig the results to hand its crown to an establishment favorite. The Trump campaign’s aim is to create a narrative that tars the eventual nominee as illegitimate. And on the eve of his State of the Union address and two days before he’s set to be acquitted in his impeachment trial, things cannot have worked out better for the President.
“It would be natural for people to doubt the fairness of the process. And these are the people who want to run our entire healthcare system?” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said, gleefully wringing every last drop of political advantage out of the Democratic foul-ups.
CNN is reporting that the official results should come in sometime Tuesday.
To HELL with that fudge packing faggot … may he rot in HELL ! That damned B’stard could not run a small city how will he ever run the USA ? He is a worthless piece of excrement
May he get aides and suffer horrorably !
“Little Petey Buttplug” will never get past President Trump. He will have much trouble debating President Trump with the “dribble” running down his chin.
Butt Boy won by buying the software and donating how much to the Hitlary pie hole!!!
We don’t need another gay president. We want to be able to turn on the tv without being bombarded with gays. it is disgusting to see them kiss and hold hands. It is disgusting that they think we should change to fit their agenda. We want normalcy back.
The action of the Democratic party shows Pres Trump will walk into another term. KEEP up the GREAT work Democrats.. Some day you might LEARN the way you are acting will kill your PARTY. We need a two party System and I think it will be Republican and IND Party
Whatever floats your boat, Pete. That caucus was a joke and I wouldn’t put much faith in the results.
AMERICANS WE HAVE TO TAKE BACK OUR AMERICA FROM THE EVIL CRIMINAL ACTS OF DEMOCRATS………………………..TO SOLVE AMERICAS PROBLEMS MAKE THIS CHOICE WE THE PEOPLE’ HAVE THE POWER OF OUR VOICES AND OUR VOTES, TO VOTE OUT THE ENTIRE LYING,CORRUPT, TREASONOUS DEMOCRAT PARTY COME NOV 2020, VOTE TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN AND TO END ALL CORRUPTIONS IN WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT
I thought it was Pete Buttlick, or is it buttfuck? Picture him giving blowjobs in the oral office!
Can anyone connect the Iowa caucus flub, and the fact that Pete Buttigiegg, being a close friend to the guy, who just owns the company, that sold the APP to Iowa Democrats???? WOW!! Talking about corruption, how a 4-5th place candidate can all of a sudden, jump to the top spot on the ticket, yes, all the Democrats are evil corrupt.,
What an abomination to Almighty God for men to use each other’s lower digestive tract as a sex organ!! Sickening, IMHO!
Fudge packer Pete is so delusional!