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Clinton snags 6 Iowa precincts with coin tosses

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won six back-to-back coin
tosses against opponent Bernie Sander's camp at a half-dozen Iowa precincts
where voting results were too close to call Tuesday morning — a mathmatical
feat that raised eyebrows and a few questions.

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The 1-in-64 odds of Clinton successfully winning six coin flips across
Polk, Jasper, Cedar and Johnson counties during a deadlocked Iowa caucus
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prompted critics of the former Secretary of State drew rumbles on social
media, where some questioned the logic of deciding the country's next
president with a game of chance.

"It's nice to know that America is a developed nation and we decid our next
President with a coin toss," Tweeted Nick Zaxowski, echoing the sentiments
of many others on social media.
[image: A "virtual tie" between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders resulted
in coin tosses in several Iowa precincts.]
Justin Sullivan/Getty, RICK WILKING/Reuters
A "virtual tie" between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders resulted in coin
tosses in several Iowa precincts.

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In Des Moines, a coin landed tails up at the Weeks Middle School gymnasium
following a split.

“That’s how it works,” one voter sporting Sanders stickers said, referring
to the rules set forth by the Iowa Democratic Party, which allows a coin
toss in the case of a tie. “It was very, very close. Remember this is a
caucus.”

This is how the #IowaCaucus
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/IowaCaucus?src=hash> works. A tie is solved
tossing a coin @HillaryClinton <https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton> wins
— Fernando Peinado (@FernandoPeinado) 9:25 PM - 1 Feb 2016
<https://twitter.com/FernandoPeinado/status/694345745420320768>

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Another coin flip awarded Clinton additional delegates during a precinct
tie in Davenport. Ames, where 60 voters disappeared in the middle of the
caucus, saw the same outcome, according to the Des Moines Register
<http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/02/sometimes-iowa-democrats-award-caucus-delegates-coin-flip/79680342/>
.

The clink of a coin ruled against Sanders in the Des Moines East High
School library.
[image: Donald Trump pledged to win, but in the end he barely avoided
finishing third. The former reality show star suffered a huge loss in the
Hawkeye State's Republican caucuses on Feb. 1, 2016, finishing second to
Sen. Ted Cruz and nearly finishing third behind Marco Rubio. While polls
just several weeks ago showed Trump with a 11-point lead in Iowa, Ted took
the win. "Dead clown walking," the headline of the Daily News read on Feb.
2, 2016, with the subtext "Trump loses Iowa to Cruz, nearly slips to 3rd,"
and "Sounds like beaten man in morose concession."]
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As of Tuesday afternoon, Clinton and Sanders were separated by less than a
percentage point in Monday's caucus.

She addressed supporters alongside former President Bill Clinton and their
daughter, Chelsea Clinton. Sanders emerged from his hotel shortly after
Clinton’s speech to an auditorium full of chanting supporters.

“It looks like we are in a virtual tie,” said Sanders, remarking on the
close tally of points.

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