Iowa Democratic vote-reporting meltdown hands opening to Trump

Source: CNN

The Democratic 2020 crusade to oust President Donald Trump could not have got off to a more disastrous and embarrassing start.

The party couldn't even deliver a first-in-the-nation election night winner after a vote-reporting debacle in Iowa — where candidates spent months and millions of dollars vying for a glittering opening prize in their nominating duel.

"Iowa, you have shocked the nation," said former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg. It was a bold attempt to declare victory in the absence of a result, but the 38-year-old inadvertently cast an ironic judgment on a political train wreck.

The big Hawkeye State miss will be agonizing for whoever comes out on top but for any candidates who under performed -- perhaps former Vice President Joe Biden -- it might turn into a priceless lifeline.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/politics/election-2020-iowa-caucuses-democrats-donald-trump/index.html

I have never seen anything like this. Hopefully, this all gets sorted out by later this morning at the latest.

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Iowa Democratic vote-reporting meltdown hands opening to Trump (Original post)	Polybius	Feb 2020	OP
if Joe did under perform	lapfog_1	Feb 2020	#1
Remember when the Iowa Repubs said Romney won, then took it back.	SunSeeker	Feb 2020	#2
And that result wasn't hyped as some essential flaw with the Republican Party, or	ancianita	Feb 2020	#3
It's time to end caucuses	LittleGirl	Feb 2020	#4
Kudos to Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann on this one issue	rpannier	Feb 2020	#5
Oh that's delicious...	EarthFirst	Feb 2020	#6
Yeah. But in this case he was defending the Democratic Party of Iowa	rpannier	Feb 2020	#7
Don't trust ANY Republican! He's playing a game.	She_Totally_Gets_It	Feb 2020	#11
It was really interesting watching the caucus goers	DeminPennswoods	Feb 2020	#8
This could be a good outcome for Iowa. Maybe in four years, ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Feb 2020	#9
That's some desperate right-wing spin. LOL A app causes some delay.	rockfordfile	Feb 2020	#10
GET RID OF CAUCUSES!!	She_Totally_Gets_It	Feb 2020	#12
We should be paying careful attention to this	gldstwmn	Feb 2020	#13
We shouldn't overreact	DavidDvorkin	Feb 2020	#14
He handed it to himself	sandensea	Feb 2020	#15

Response to Polybius (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 04:25 AM

lapfog_1 (25,125 posts)

1. if Joe did under perform

then the entire Trump adventure in Ukraine actually did pay off for the Orange Turdpile. Even though they never even announced an investigation, Trump has had the media put it in people's heads that Joe and his son did something wrong in Ukraine.

Just wait, if the "front runner" from tonight's fiasco is Bernie... you will hear nothing but "he's a commie" and it is Warren "Pocahontas" and if it is Pete "something something gay something something".

Sigh.

Iowa Democratic vote-reporting meltdown hands opening to Trump

1. if Joe did under perform

2. Remember when the Iowa Repubs said Romney won, then took it back.

3. And that result wasn't hyped as some essential flaw with the Republican Party, or

4. It's time to end caucuses

5. Kudos to Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann on this one issue

6. Oh that's delicious...

7. Yeah. But in this case he was defending the Democratic Party of Iowa

11. Don't trust ANY Republican! He's playing a game.

8. It was really interesting watching the caucus goers

9. This could be a good outcome for Iowa. Maybe in four years, ...

10. That's some desperate right-wing spin. LOL A app causes some delay.

12. GET RID OF CAUCUSES!!

13. We should be paying careful attention to this

14. We shouldn't overreact

15. He handed it to himself