Monday evening, the eleven candidates were scrutinized during the high mass which is the caucus of Iowa. And for good reason: historically, whoever wins Iowa wins the primary. But this first vote, to launch the primary campaign, made a flop.
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The eleven Democratic candidates are surfing this year on at least two political trends: on the one hand, a left wing worn by Bernie Sanders, senator from Vermont, and on the other a more moderate fringe led by Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend in Indiana. The two candidates claimed the victory of the caucus. But official figures have yet to be released.
Counter performance by Joe Biden
Impossible, too, to know if a first skimming will take place at the end of this vote. The only lesson to emerge is the poor performance of former vice president Joe Biden. Ten hours after the start of the voting process, the party is still unable to deliver the results. They will probably be available during the day.
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Democrats invoke what appears to be a computer crash. Inconsistencies were identified in the compilation of the results, but it is difficult to find out more. This caucus was supposed to put the Democrats in orbit for the final designation of the challenger to Donald Trump, but for the moment the only message sent is: "Here Iowa, we have a computer problem."