Name: Matthew Whitaker: Iowa caucus chaos reveals a tale of two parties
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BACK TO YOU. >> Sandra: MIKE TOBIN ON THE

>> Sandra: MIKE TOBIN ON THE GROUND IN IOWA.

GROUND IN IOWA. >> Ed: MORE NOW WITH MATT

>> Ed: MORE NOW WITH MATT WHITAKER FORMER ATTORNEY ACTING

WHITAKER FORMER ATTORNEY ACTING GENERAL WHO HAILS FROM IOWA.

GENERAL WHO HAILS FROM IOWA. >> PROUD IOWAN.

>> PROUD IOWAN. >> Ed: STILL PROUD THIS MORNING

>> Ed: STILL PROUD THIS MORNING DAYS LATER?

DAYS LATER? >> WHAT YOU SAW IS ACTUALLY THE

>> WHAT YOU SAW IS ACTUALLY THE TALE OF TWO PARTIES.

TALE OF TWO PARTIES. THE DEMOCRATS HAD ALL SORTS OF

THE REPUBLICANS. I WAS THERE AND THE PRESIDENT

I WAS THERE AND THE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS

TRUMP’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN WAS A WELL ORGANIZED MACHINE AND

A WELL ORGANIZED MACHINE AND REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA REPORTED THE RESULTS FOR THE

REPORTED THE RESULTS FOR THE BIGGEST TURNOUT FOR A REELECT

IT WAS REALLY A TALE OF TWO PARTIES AND IT’S A SHAME THE

PARTIES AND IT’S A SHAME THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF IOWA COULDN’T

DEMOCRAT PARTY OF IOWA COULDN’T DO SOMETHING THEY’VE BEEN DOING

DO SOMETHING THEY’VE BEEN DOING SINCE 1976 WHEN JIMMY CARTER

SINCE 1976 WHEN JIMMY CARTER WON THE CAUCUSES.

WON THE CAUCUSES. JUST GET THE VOTES TO THE

JUST GET THE VOTES TO THE HEADQUARTERS AND COUNT THEM.

HEADQUARTERS AND COUNT THEM. >> Ed: NO ARGUMENT THERE IS

>> Ed: NO ARGUMENT THERE IS CHAOS AND MORE CHAOS FOR IOWA

DEMOCRATS. THERE WAS CHAOS FOR REPUBLICANS

THERE WAS CHAOS FOR REPUBLICANS IN 2012 WHEN MITT ROMNEY WAS

IN 2012 WHEN MITT ROMNEY WAS INITIALLY DECLARED THE WINNER

INITIALLY DECLARED THE WINNER IN IOWA AND COUNTING HANG ON,

IN IOWA AND COUNTING HANG ON, IT WAS RICK SANTORUM.

IT WAS RICK SANTORUM. >> I THINK THE VOTE WAS CLOSE.

>> I THINK THE VOTE WAS CLOSE. 7 OR 14 VOTES DIFFERENCE.

7 OR 14 VOTES DIFFERENCE. I SEE THE SAME THING PLAYING

WE KEEP HOLDING AT 62% AND SOMEHOW BUTTIGIEG HAS THIS

SOMEHOW BUTTIGIEG HAS THIS ADVANTAGE IN THE DELEGATE

ADVANTAGE IN THE DELEGATE EQUIVALENT BUT BERNIE IS

EQUIVALENT BUT BERNIE IS LEADING THE POPULAR VOTE.

LEADING THE POPULAR VOTE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHEN THE

IT WILL BE INTERESTING WHEN THE DUST SETTLES TO SEE WHO

DUST SETTLES TO SEE WHO ACTUALLY WINS IOWA.

ACTUALLY WINS IOWA. >> Ed: YOU ARE A PROUD IOWAN.

>> Ed: YOU ARE A PROUD IOWAN. PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE

HE HAD AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT FOR AN INCUMBENT.

FOR AN INCUMBENT. SETTING RECORDS IN ALL THE REST.

SETTING RECORDS IN ALL THE REST. BUT I WANTED TO HAVE YOU ON TO

BUT I WANTED TO HAVE YOU ON TO TALK ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIVE

TALK ABOUT THE INVESTIGATIVE ASPECT OF THIS.

ASPECT OF THIS. ONE THING TO FIGURE OUT THE

ONE THING TO FIGURE OUT THE RESULTS AND WE’RE WAITING FOR

YOU AS A FORMER ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES,

GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, WHAT KIND OF INVESTIGATIONS MAY

WHAT KIND OF INVESTIGATIONS MAY THERE BE?

THERE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTERS OF BERNIE SANDERS SAYING WAIT A

BERNIE SANDERS SAYING WAIT A SECOND, WE THINK THERE IS SOME

SECOND, WE THINK THERE IS SOME FUNNY BUSINESS GOING ON HERE.

FUNNY BUSINESS GOING ON HERE. IT IS LEADING TO CONSPIRACY

WILL THERE BE AN INVESTIGATION TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS

TO FIND OUT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING NEFARIOUS?

SOMETHING NEFARIOUS? >> IOWA CAUCUS IS A PARTY

FUNCTION. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOESN’T

THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOESN’T RUN THE ELECTION.

RUN THE ELECTION. BOTH PARTIES ARE IN CHARGE OF

BOTH PARTIES ARE IN CHARGE OF TABULATING THE RESULTS.

TABULATING THE RESULTS. THE KEY IS FULL TRANSPARENCY.

THE KEY IS FULL TRANSPARENCY. EACH OF THE CANDIDATES -- I WAS

EACH OF THE CANDIDATES -- I WAS DOWN IN CENTREVILLE ON MONDAY

DOWN IN CENTREVILLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND I SAW A VERY STRONG

NIGHT AND I SAW A VERY STRONG BUTTIGIEG TURNOUT.

BUTTIGIEG TURNOUT. SO IT’S HARD TO TELL DEPENDING

SO IT’S HARD TO TELL DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS

WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS STATE WHO WAS THE MOST POPULAR

STATE WHO WAS THE MOST POPULAR CANDIDATE.

IN SOME OF THE COLLEGE TOWNS BERNIE SANDERS WAS MORE POPULAR.

BERNIE SANDERS WAS MORE POPULAR. BUT THAT BEING SAID, I THINK

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I THINK FUNDAMENTALLY SINCE THEY HAVE

FUNDAMENTALLY SINCE THEY HAVE THE PAPER BACK-UPS IT IS GOING

THE PAPER BACK-UPS IT IS GOING TO BE -- THERE WILL BE FULL

TO BE -- THERE WILL BE FULL TRANSPARENCY AND WE’LL KNOW THE

TRANSPARENCY AND WE’LL KNOW THE EXACT TALLY ON ALL THREE.

EXACT TALLY ON ALL THREE. LISTEN, THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE

LISTEN, THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE IS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF IOWA

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