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Iowa's Coveted Status in Doubt Following Results Delay

Associated Press

   DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's coveted position as the first-in-the-nation
   nominating contest faces its most daunting challenge in decades in
   light of problems that kept the state Democratic Party from reporting
   results.

   The caucuses were already facing plenty of headwinds amid criticism
   that the overwhelmingly white state isn't representative of the
   country's diversity. And the final weeks of the campaign were
   complicated by President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, which
   sidelined several candidates and left Iowa eerily quiet at a pivotal
   moment. But the Iowa Democratic Party's failure to release results left
   the contest, long criticized for its complicated rules, one step closer
   to losing its status.

   "With this reporting debacle, it may be the end," said Joe Trippi, a
   longtime Democratic presidential campaign operative and veteran of
   multiple Iowa campaigns. "And that's from someone who loves the state
   and the process there."

   The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results were
   indefinitely delayed due to "quality checks" and "inconsistencies" in
   some reporting, an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of
   doubt in the process that has come under increasing criticism.

   The party said the problem was not a result of a "hack or an
   intrusion." But the statement came after Iowa voters packed sites for
   these in-person political meetings aimed at measuring early
   presidential support across the state with at least four leading
   candidates battling to win the opening contest.
   

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