No Do-Over
Iowa Democrats Say Recount Impossible in Clinton-Sanders Virtual Tie
Party officials in the state say that the results will stand.
Sanders on Iowa: Let’s Not Blow This Out of Proportion
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Democratic Party officials in Iowa say they can't do a recount of Monday's razor-thin presidential caucus results between Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders, even if they thought it was appropriate. And both candidates, in their debate later Thursday night, said it was no big deal.
Just two-tenths of 1 percent separated Sanders and Clinton in the first nomination contest of the 2016 presidential campaign. The statewide caucus meetings included reports of chaos in precincts and coin flips to decide county delegates, raising questions about the final count's accuracy .