Bill Clinton: “Well, obviously I was pleased. I think we got all the delegates and almost all the votes, 99.8 percent. [Laughter] The…”

“Well, obviously I was pleased. I think we got all the delegates and almost all the votes, 99.8 percent. [Laughter] The thing I'd like to point out, though, that I was astonished by, and I did not learn until about midnight last night, is that apparently, in an uncontested caucus, 50,000 people went. By contrast, there were only about, I think, 100,000 people in the Republican caucus with nine candidates, and they had anticipated 30,000 or 40,000 more. And to me, the fact that 50,000 people went out on a cold winter night in Iowa to reaffirm their support for the positive direction in which we're taking the country, and the idea that we do have to work together, we do need a strong set of new ideas in which the Government is a partner in the fight for the future, that's the most rewarding thing of all. I was stunned. There never have been 50,000 people go to the Iowa caucus in an uncontested election--never had been anywhere close to 50,000 people. And I want to thank the people of Iowa for the reception they gave to me. I want to thank the people who worked for our efforts. And most of all, I want to thank those 50,000 Americans who showed that our people are not cynical, they haven't given up on citizenship, and they are prepared to take control of their future. Thank you.”