Sanders 2020

02/27/2020 10:37 PM EST

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The results are still unofficial: The state party must certify the results by Saturday, the day of the South Carolina primary. And the Sanders campaign says it has already asked the Democratic National Committee to step in and review the recount process in Iowa.

The Associated Press said Thursday night it won’t declare a winner in the race until the results are certified, "given remaining concerns about whether the results as reported by the party are fully accurate."

But Jeff Weaver, a Sanders campaign senior adviser, told POLITICO that the Vermont senator's team was challenging the numbers. "We have already filed an implementation challenge with the DNC stating that the Iowa Democratic Party conducted its recanvass and recount in a way that violated their delegate selection plan," Weaver said.

Weaver said the campaign's challenge — which was filed with the DNC before the recount results were announced...

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/02/27/buttigieg-iowa-caucus-recount-118044