Official 2020 Iowa Caucus Thread

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A private Google Spreadsheet would have gotten the job done.

This is a prime example of overcomplicating something for the sake of being "innovative". You're adding unnecessary complexity to a situation which in itself is likely to create more problems than it solves.

Counting votes, especially in a smaller situation such as a caucus, does not require a complex solution like an app. Hand counting would have been simpler and gotten the job done in these districts given the size of "voters" in each district. You're not counting literally 100 thousand or millions of votes. The votes are in the hundreds. Each district counts its votes and reports it on a centralized database would have been better if you're going through the technology route. You just need to have a simple form page for each district to input its votes and sql backend to handle a simple database with requisite security procedures of course. Its tried and true and implemented so widely the knowledge about the implementation is so common that you don't have to worry about your custom app having bugs or failing. Just hire a database administrator on contract instead of having a team of coders create a custom app. There problem solved.

or...just call in your votes to a centralized headquarters the old fashion way.
 
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2020 might have the lowest turn out for Dem voters, cause all them picks are looking funny in the light.
 

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right, but that was them trying to make shyt more seamless, efficient and transparent, changes in response to previous criticism. so yea, it failed due to a shytty app, but it's weird to blame them for trying something new as a response to previous issues people had with the process. new things struggle the first time around every day
I hear that, but you don’t try out a new application that was developed two months ago for a caucus. An application that has never been tested before. I don’t think it was nefarious - just incompetent.
 

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She overperformed to a nice third place finish and with the lack of Pete's viability (imho) she'd likely have a shot to be able to position herself as the true compromise option.

i may be in the minority.. but im really wanting to vote for her :ehh:
 
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I dont like Pete either but this ridiculous. so many Americans are just fukking stupid. of all the reasons not to vote for pete (like him being a corporate puppet) this is her reasoning ?!?!?:mindblown:

i am convinced that so many of our fellow uninformed citizens exist in a different reality


This is "electability" a vaporous quality that is mostly narrative based.
 

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Trump winning is contingent on depressing turnout. We all expected Dems to not be as dumb this time around but :francis:
I disagree.

Trump winning is contingent and has ALWAYS been contingent on the Dems shutting the fukk up and electing a Dem candidate

But like I said before: REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR THE "R", DEMOCRATS VOTE...when they can ascertain what the candidate feels about gluten free gingerbread cookies.
 

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But @Pressure negged me for pointing out how ridiculous he sounds saying this doesn’t look bad for him :laff:
Nah, y'all Bernie bros said this is the DNCs fault.

The DNC should give an update and make a statement to provide clarity.

But ultimately this rests on Iowans and their choice of voting Applications, the application dev, and how training was conducted.

Now get out ya feelings. Both of yall.
 

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I disagree.

Trump winning is contingent and has ALWAYS been contingent on the Dems shutting the fukk up and electing a Dem candidate

But like I said before: REPUBLICANS VOTE FOR THE "R", DEMOCRATS VOTE...when they can ascertain what the candidate feels about gluten free gingerbread cookies.
Republicans are over 80 percent white people and skew male. They are a homogenous group. You can’t have a big tent Dem party and that sort of regular turnout irrespective of who is on top.
 
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