Why a ‘Virtual Tie’ Is Better for Clinton Than Sanders

Nate Cohn: “Bernie Sanders is right: The Iowa Democratic caucuses were a ‘virtual tie,’ especially after you consider that the results aren’t even actual vote tallies, but state delegate equivalents subject to all kinds of messy rounding rules and potential geographic biases.”

“But in the end, a virtual tie in Iowa is an acceptable, if not ideal, result for Mrs. Clinton and an ominous one for Mr. Sanders. He failed to win a state tailor made to his strengths.”

Harry Enten: “That means Iowa probably hasn’t reshaped the Democratic race for president and Clinton remains the favorite.”