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Iowa Caucus Chaos Clouds New Hampshire Primary

Brian Padden

   WASHINGTON/MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE -- The focus of the 2020 U.S.
   presidential nominating process has moved on to New Hampshire after
   Monday's chaotic Iowa caucuses failed to yield a clear Democratic
   front-runner in a crowded field of contenders.

   "The idea is to pick somebody that's going to be a winner, so that if
   they won in Iowa, you know they're off and running," said Daniel
   Torpin, a senior citizen from Manchester, New Hampshire.

   Democratic candidates departed for New Hampshire before the party's
   Iowa results were announced. Technical problems delayed the Iowa
   Democratic Party from releasing any results by almost a day.

   Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, welcomed partial
   results showing him clinging to a razor-thin lead, saying the returns
   came "a little later than we anticipated, but better late than never."

   Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, poised to finish a close second, predicted
   final results would show him leading the popular vote in Iowa.

   Partial results showed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in third
   place with 18.3%, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden and
   Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

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