Democrats Ramp Up New Hampshire Campaigning With No Iowa Caucus Winner
MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS/AP) - The Democratic candidates for president arrived in New Hampshire early Tuesday morning for next week's primary, even though there are still no official results yet from the Iowa caucuses.
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The Iowa Democratic Party says it expects to release data from the caucuses later Tuesday. Chairman Troy Price says the party is manually verifying its data against paper backups but says systems are taking "longer than expected." He said the delays were the result of a reporting issue, not a hack or intrusion.
Even without official results, some candidates have tried to declare victory and claim momentum based on their own internal data.
Stepping off a charter flight from Iowa to New Hampshire before dawn Tuesday, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said, "Our organizers in Iowa are now leaving there and going to all the other places where we're on the ground."
She didn't answer a question about other candidates who declared victory in Monday night's Iowa caucuses. Warren said Iowa "was too close to call and it still is."
Voters here in Concord tell me they're disappointed there are still no results from the #IowaCaucuses ... but are confident in New Hampshire's primary system @wbz #wbz pic.twitter.com/1NIxgilP6F
— Mike Moses (@MikeMosesPR) February 4, 2020
People lined up outside the Rex Theater in Manchester early Tuesday morning to hear former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg speak.
"I love to see people in person, you just get a better vibe when actually you see somebody and listen to them talk," New Hampshire voter Donna Proctor told WBZ-TV. "I'm giving myself time, but mostly I want to back someone who is going to be able to beat Donald Trump."
Some came from out of state, hoping for face time with multiple candidates.
"If you're political you have to be here. this is the place to be," said Maryland resident Don Murphy.
Some of the candidates will have to go to Washington Wednesday for the impeachment vote and then come back to New Hampshire. There will be a Democratic presidential debate on Friday night and President Trump plans to hold a rally in Manchester Monday night on the eve of the primary.
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