Clinton's thin lead over Sanders in Iowa shrinks to 0.25
Democratic Party officials in the US state of Iowa have found new errors in the original count in Monday’s Iowa caucus where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton narrowly beat Bernie Sanders.
The audit by the Iowa Democratic Party discovered errors in five of 14 precincts across the state from last week’s caucuses that shrink Clinton’s overall advantage to a 0.25 percent lead over Sanders.
Sanders picked up small additional totals of state delegate equivalents because of precinct mistakes in Marion, Woodbury and Poweshiek counties. Reports of discrepancies in other precincts are still being reviewed.
While Clinton's lead shrunk, she still received more votes.
The Iowa Democratic caucus results were the closest in state history but also were plagued by poor internal planning, overcrowded facilities, technological breakdowns and a lack of volunteer training.
Sanders campaign director in Iowa, Pete D’Alessandro, said in an interview Sunday that he welcomed the additional delegates that were put into the Vermont senator’s corner because of the errors.
Sanders is turning his attention to next week’s New Hampshire's primary, where he has a significant lead over Clinton.
Bernie Sanders’ emphasis on US income inequality and the influence of corporate money on elections as well as on the US government has helped him attract large crowds on the presidential campaign trail.
On the Republican side, real-estate mogul Donald Trump continued to lead the field with 40 percent support, a relatively unchanged level of support following his second-place finish in Iowa.
He was followed by Senator Ted Cruz of Texas with 16 percent and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida with 13 percent.
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