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reACTIONary

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17. Regular old voting, rather than standing around in a gym...

Reply to ancianita (Reply #14)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 06:45 AM

Feb 2020

.... doesn't exclude a paper trail. Its a lot easier and more inclusive than than.... whatever it is they do in a caucus.

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Let's not do this. [View all] ancianita Feb 2020 OP

They could start by not hyping the Iowa caucuses like they're the fucking super bowl... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #1

I haven't read much media hyping, except about mistakes... all the "issues" Democrats have to ancianita Feb 2020 #2

I seem to recall Republicans having their own issues in Iowa... SKKY Feb 2020 #3

Exactly. I don't recall media hyping the stupidity and failure of the whole fucking Republican party ancianita Feb 2020 #4

2012. It was called for rMoney. Recount went to satan-orium rpannier Feb 2020 #6

Yea, that. I knew something was kinda jacked.. SKKY Feb 2020 #13

In June 2012, Ron Paul was declared the winner of the majority of Iowa's Republican delegates. John1956PA Feb 2020 #16

Thank you! True Blue American Feb 2020 #5

Don't be. Let's just take all this as a good old hippie lesson: "Don't believe the hype." ancianita Feb 2020 #8

I don't! True Blue American Feb 2020 #10

Great! We all need to stay out of the weeds of media hysteria. We're Democrats. ancianita Feb 2020 #21

:) True Blue American Feb 2020 #27

I only have one question malaise Feb 2020 #7

Neither. Ain't about sabotage. It's about getting an improved system down "perfect" on first run. ancianita Feb 2020 #9

Thanks malaise Feb 2020 #12

It was just a technology issue Bettie Feb 2020 #31

Thanks malaise Feb 2020 #32

This could turn out to be a good thing. murielm99 Feb 2020 #11

Caucuses have their strengths. Paper trail being one of them. I wouldn't yet put all our chips ancianita Feb 2020 #14

Regular old voting, rather than standing around in a gym... reACTIONary Feb 2020 #17

I am all for that! True Blue American Feb 2020 #28

The media should remind viewers of the failure regarding the 2012 Republican Iowa caucus. John1956PA Feb 2020 #15

And we need to remind our favorite media to remind all the rest of media about this. ancianita Feb 2020 #20

Stuff like this happens with ballot/vote systems KPN Feb 2020 #24

A state that replaced True Blue American Feb 2020 #29

Please post this as an OP malaise Feb 2020 #36

Yes, it seems hyperbole treestar Feb 2020 #18

In a world of hyperbole, the ordinary honest thing is seen as either foolish or noble. ancianita Feb 2020 #19

Let's not do this, gab13by13 Feb 2020 #22

I don't think so. He wants Iowans to explain to the nation. And they will. It will be okay. ancianita Feb 2020 #23

It's Iowa's primary. I'm okay with whatever the people of Iowa KPN Feb 2020 #25

Right on! voteearlyvoteoften Feb 2020 #26

"End user" problems mean bad design of the user interface. Like the Boeing 737 MAX. nt LAS14 Feb 2020 #30

This will cause zero deaths Bettie Feb 2020 #33

I was talking about a programming phenomenon. How could you think I was equating the... LAS14 Feb 2020 #34

Comparison to the crashing plane Bettie Feb 2020 #35

After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Feb 2020 #37