Cable news networks grapple with Iowa Caucus chaos

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TV news personalities had to wait and try to figure out what was going on Monday night as "inconsistencies" and "quality checks" caused a delay. At one point, CNN's Wolf Blitzer's attempt to listen to caucus results backfired spectacularly. “This is a very serious problem. They have got to get this up pretty soon,” Blitzer said. On Fox News, Chris Wallace said the disarray threatened the future of Iowa’s status as the first state to cast ballots in presidential races. “I love Iowa and I think the people there take it very seriously, but the Iowa Democratic Party has failed them terribly tonight and I would be very surprised if Iowa leads the state rolls when we get to 2024,” Wallace said.