February 04, 2020
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor Jeff Weaver on Tuesday issued the following statement after the Iowa Democratic Party released partial results from the Iowa caucus:
"We want to thank the people of Iowa. We are gratified that in the partial data released so far it's clear that in the first and second round more people voted for Bernie than any other candidate in the field."
Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Campaign Statement on Partial Results from Iowa Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/365611