Trump-Supporting 4chan Trolls Reportedly Flooded Iowa Caucus Hotline With Calls

[BeckyDem]

The organized attack delayed and even blocked precinct officials from reporting caucus results on the phone, NBC and Bloomberg reported.

By Mary Papenfuss

Right-wing backers of President Donald Trump posted the number of the Iowa caucuses reporting hotline on 4chan and encouraged flooding the lines, exacerbating problems already disrupting the caucuses, NBC and Bloomberg reported.

“Clog the lines,” several participants urged on the often-extremist internet message board after the caucuses’ voting reporting app malfunctioned and forced precinct chairs to report results via the hotline.

Soon, the phone volunteers who were supposed to be recording caucus results from precinct chairs on Monday night were also fielding calls from trolls attacking Democrats and expressing support for Trump. Other callers simply tied up the lines, then hung up when volunteers answered.

Democratic Party leaders were told of the phone attack in a conference call Wednesday night, Bloomberg reported.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/4chan-iowa-caucus-sabotage_n_5e3ca6d1c5b6bb0ffc0e01b9?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

[blueinredohio]

1. It's not like they ha e anything better to do. Like a JOB.

[underpants]

2. "How to Rig an Election" by Allan Raymond is a really good read

He went to jail for jamming the ride to the polls phones at firehouses in New Hampshire in 2002.

[BeckyDem]

3. Thank you.

[underpants]

4. Some funny stories in it too.

[SoCalNative]

5. Sounds like it may be time

for the next president to go "President Keane" an 4chan

[LessAspin]

6. Silicon Valley billionaire Reid hoffman

backed and bankrolled...

Link to tweet

Of course it's not going to stop in Iowa...

Trump 2020 team hopes Secret Service activity in New Hampshire will prevent Dems from voting:

[BeckyDem]

7. Republicans know they have to cheat, all their policies are crap.