Iowa Primary

[Mountain Man]

triggering competing claims of victory and stoking doubts about the legitimacy of the eventual outcome.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...lection-110600

Working as intended?

https://theconservativetreehouse.com...ht-candidates/

[seer]

So far, they're predicting chaos.

They robbed Sanders of momentum coming out of Iowa...

[seer]

Working as intended?

https://theconservativetreehouse.com...ht-candidates/

That is what I said! And so true... Mission accomplished! If the Bernie bros don't see what is going on they are blind...

[Roy]

Well tomorrow it begins. The first primary of 2020.

In Dem primaries the results of Iowa have historically been reasonably predictive of who becomes the Dem nominee (not so much in the Republican primary).

So the Dems aren't going to have a nominee then? Or will they have three who claim to be the nominee, none of whom can prove it?

Predictions? Thoughts?

I doubt anyone predicted the actual outcome.

[Cow Poke]

So the Dems aren't going to have a nominee then? Or will they have three who claim to be the nominee, none of whom can prove it?

Supposedly, results will be published later today, Dem operatives having had to drive all over the state collecting paper ballots and documentation.

If ever there was an invitation to scandal....

[demi-conservative]

I doubt anyone predicted the actual outcome.

Then demi found out app was developed by Hillary people, Obama people. Shocking, just shocking.

The app was developed by a company named Shadow Inc., according to published reports. NPR has not confirmed that, but the Iowa Democratic Party paid the company a total of $63,183.91 in "professional fees" in November and December, according to a campaign finance report filed by the party in January.

Shadow's website describes the company this way: "We are campaign and technology veterans who have built and implemented technology at Hillary for America, Obama for America, Google, Kiva, Apple, the AFL-CIO, and the DNC. Our passion is to create a permanent advantage for progressive campaigns and causes through technology."
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/04/80258...caucus-results

[rogue06]

Supposedly, results will be published later today, Dem operatives having had to drive all over the state collecting paper ballots and documentation.

If ever there was an invitation to scandal....

...and conspiracy theories.

[One Bad Pig]

So the Dems aren't going to have a nominee then? Or will they have three who claim to be the nominee, none of whom can prove it?
I doubt anyone predicted the actual outcome.

There's a real chance of a brokered convention, where delegates will have to vote until a candidate wins a majority vote, just like old times.

[demi-conservative]

There's a real chance of a brokered convention, where superdelegates can decide things, just like old times

Fixed.

[rogue06]

There's a real chance of a brokered convention, where delegates will have to vote until a candidate wins a majority vote, just like old times.

Hillary has signaled that she's ready to be drafted. Kinda volunteering to be drafted.

[One Bad Pig]

Fixed.

Eh, the superdelegates will have considerable say, but in olden times that's all there were.

[One Bad Pig]

Hillary has signaled that she's ready to be drafted. Kinda volunteering to be drafted.

Begging, more like.

[seer]

There's a real chance of a brokered convention, where delegates will have to vote until a candidate wins a majority vote, just like old times.

You think 68 was crazy! The Bernie bros will tear the house down!

[demi-conservative]

You think 68 was crazy! The Bernie bros will tear the house down!

They will be carefully managed like in 2016. The smarter ones saw how Bernie sold out last time and aren't supporting him this time, and probably jumped ship to YangGang.

[seanD]

So the Dems aren't going to have a nominee then? Or will they have three who claim to be the nominee, none of whom can prove it?
I doubt anyone predicted the actual outcome.

Maybe these circumstances weren't exactly predictable, but it was pretty obvious the establishment wasn't having a Sanders candidate. In fact, it was almost laughable how open and obvious they were making it.