2020 Democrats Tout Internal Iowa Results, But Biden Camp Silent

  • Biden team didn’t have extensive internal data from precincts
  • Three top Democrats claim victory, hinting poor Biden showing

Biden supporters arrive for a caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020. 

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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While most of the Democratic presidential candidates were touting their own internal data to trumpet their standing in the troubled Iowa Caucus, Joe Biden’s campaign was silent.

His team didn’t have people collecting as much data from its precinct captains as his opponents did, a person familiar with his team’s operations said, leaving them less informed then the four other leading campaigns.