Biden WINS Iowa Democratic caucuses: President scores first Super Tuesday victory as he tries to avoid another wave of ‘unengaged’ voters furious over his handling of Gaza

President Joe Biden scored an early victory on Super Tuesday when he won the Iowa caucuses in a race with less impact and drama than the intraparty fights of the past.

Biden won the support of more than 11,000 Iowa Democrats in unofficial results posted on the state party website Tuesday night.

This came as his rival, Rep. Dean Phillips, garnered the support of 362 Iowans, while Marianne Williamson garnered 268. “Uncommitted” received support from 480, following a vigorous “uncommitted” effort in Michigan that reached 13 percent of the votes.

That gave the president a convincing 90 percent victory in Iowa, even as the national Democratic Party stripped Iowa of its early caucus status after the fiasco during the 2020 count, while granting South Carolina coveted first-in-the-nation status.

That ended the tradition of fierce campaigns and sign-wielding volunteers and supporters filling stadiums during the winter in a race with enormous national stakes.

This year, the caucus was held entirely by mail, and the results were announced on the party’s website with almost no fanfare.

The demonstration would give Biden the state’s 14 delegates.

Voting by mail was intended as a way to allow Iowans to participate, even with work or family conflicts.

Iowans could fill out preference cards for the president, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and Marianne Williamson, who resumed her campaign after defeating Phillips in Michigan. As in Michigan, “not committing” was an option.

The Iowa results were expected to start a flow of information on Super Tuesday that would set the stage for 2024, and other early results were expected in Virginia, North Carolina and other states.

According State party chairwoman Rita Hart about 19,000 Iowa Democrats requested preferential ballots, and as of Tuesday morning more than 12,000 had been turned in, representing a 63 percent return rate, weareiowa.com reported.

That comes out of nearly 467,000 registered Democrats for a measly 2.5 percent rate of return.

It was the first result since more than 100,000 Michigan Democrats chose “uncommitted” over Biden amid fury over U.S. policy toward Israel and the war in Gaza.

Iowa Democrats announced the results as 15 other states and one U.S. territory held elections.

It came on a night when former President Donald Trump, Biden’s rival, was expected to dominate the Republican primary but was unlikely to reach the delegates needed to secure the Republican nomination until perhaps next week.

Totals could change slightly as ballots postmarked by Tuesday are counted.