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In at least three Democratic precincts in the Iowa caucus, a delegate was awarded to candidates with a coin toss.
It happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames, where supporters of candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton disputed the results after 60 caucus participants apparently disappeared from the proceedings.
As a result a coin toss took place and a Clinton supporter correctly called “heads” on a 25 cent coin flipped in the air, and she was awarded an additional delegate, meaning she took five of the precinct’s eight, while Sanders received three.
One of those coin tosses was in precinct 2-4, in Ames. David Schweingruber, an associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University, relayed what happened to the Des Moines Register:
“A total of 484 eligible caucus attendees were initially recorded at the site. But when each candidate’s preference group was counted, Clinton had 240 supporters, Sanders had 179 and Martin O’Malley had five (causing him to be declared non-viable).
Iowa: Hillary wins three precinct delegates after coin toss | world | Hindustan Times
It happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames, where supporters of candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton disputed the results after 60 caucus participants apparently disappeared from the proceedings.
As a result a coin toss took place and a Clinton supporter correctly called “heads” on a 25 cent coin flipped in the air, and she was awarded an additional delegate, meaning she took five of the precinct’s eight, while Sanders received three.
One of those coin tosses was in precinct 2-4, in Ames. David Schweingruber, an associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University, relayed what happened to the Des Moines Register:
“A total of 484 eligible caucus attendees were initially recorded at the site. But when each candidate’s preference group was counted, Clinton had 240 supporters, Sanders had 179 and Martin O’Malley had five (causing him to be declared non-viable).
Iowa: Hillary wins three precinct delegates after coin toss | world | Hindustan Times
