PJ Media: Sanders Hopes ‘Thought Is Now Gone’ That He Can’t Beat Clinton

Locked in a tight Iowa finish with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Hillary Clinton’s Iowa director declared around 2:30 a.m. Central time that there was no way for the socialist senator to come back.

“Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Caucus,” Hillary for America’s Iowa State Director Matt Paul said in a statement. “After thorough reporting – and analysis – of results, there is no uncertainty and Secretary Clinton has clearly won the most national and state delegates.”

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The close finish means that Clinton, who had a 56 percent poll advantage over Sanders in Iowa a year ago, lost serious ground.

“Despite the breathless spin coming from Team Clinton this morning, Clinton’s tie with Sanders last night was a loss for her campaign,” said Jeff Bechdel, communications director for the America Rising PAC. “Secretary Clinton desperately needed to come away from Iowa with some kind of victory, but instead she came up short in Iowa once again and has no momentum going into New Hampshire, where she badly trails Senator Sanders.”

“Regardless of any campaign retooling that may follow, the inherent problem with the Clinton campaign is the flawed candidate, and that’s something they won’t be able to fix,” Bechdel added.

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