Sen. Bernie Sanders claims victory in Iowa's caucuses, days after the state's botched process delayed the release of results.
. The percentages, based on partial returns of the estimated number of state convention delegates won by each candidate through the caucus process, are known as state delegate equivalents.
"When 6,000 more people come out for you than your nearest opponent, we here in northern New England call that a victory," the Vermont independent said. The reallocated preference is the raw tally taken after the caucus process known as realignment. If a caucusgoer's initial candidate preference did not receive enough support to meet the precinct location's viability threshold , the caucusgoer is allowed to shift his or her support — or realign — to another candidate who did attain viability.
"I think what has happened with the Iowa Democratic Party is an outrage," Sanders said."That they were that unprepared, that they put forth such a complicated process, relied on untested technology."
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