02-04-2020, 08:46 AM
Well, it was a total clusterfuck in Iowa last night. The Iowa Democratic Party looks amateurish and foolish.
What a disappointment for the candidates and the voters in Iowa.
After the Democratic presidential candidates (with the exception of Bloomberg) spent a lot of time, money and effort in attempt to gain momentum from winning the Iowa caucuses last night and take a victory lap before New Hampshire.....................the Iowa results which were supposed to take an hour to finalize/announce still aren't in.
In attempt to streamline the tabulation process, the Iowa Democratic Party had introduced a secured/private mobile phone application for volunteer caucus chairpersons to send in their numbers just days before the caucuses.
However, it doesn't appear they conducted a pilot program or adequate user training. The app reportedly wouldn't download for many of the caucus chairpersons and there were very few election workers to take the numbers by phone when they called the emergency hotline. It looks like they're still in the process of tabulating and reviewing the paper ballots.
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What a disappointment for the candidates and the voters in Iowa.
After the Democratic presidential candidates (with the exception of Bloomberg) spent a lot of time, money and effort in attempt to gain momentum from winning the Iowa caucuses last night and take a victory lap before New Hampshire.....................the Iowa results which were supposed to take an hour to finalize/announce still aren't in.
In attempt to streamline the tabulation process, the Iowa Democratic Party had introduced a secured/private mobile phone application for volunteer caucus chairpersons to send in their numbers just days before the caucuses.
However, it doesn't appear they conducted a pilot program or adequate user training. The app reportedly wouldn't download for many of the caucus chairpersons and there were very few election workers to take the numbers by phone when they called the emergency hotline. It looks like they're still in the process of tabulating and reviewing the paper ballots.
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