Oh Boy... #coingate, #coinspiracy and #coinghazi...

[WillyT]

Sanders’ supporters cry foul over “Coingate”: Controversy over coin tosses that made Clinton “winner” in Iowa
The suspicious circumstances in which Clinton edged Sanders has critics demanding answers over bizarre coin flips VIDEO
Ben Norton - Salon
Tuesday, Feb 2, 2016 09:50 AM PST

Salon reached out to John Allen Paulos, the prominent mathematician and author of “Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences,” requesting a comment on the controversy. “It does arouse a little suspicion — about the six consecutive wins for Clinton, about the way the flips took place, and about the 60 missing attendees. Can’t say more now,” he said.

In Ames, Clinton was awarded county delegates based on a coin toss only after 60 caucus participants suddenly disappeared, for unknown reasons.

Moreover, a widely circulated video uploaded to C-SPAN alleges that Clinton supporters committed voter fraud in Polk County, Iowa. The post claims that the video shows the caucus chair and Clinton precinct captain not conducting an actual count of Clinton supporters and deliberately misleading the caucus.

Mere hours after being uploaded, the C-SPAN post had hundreds of thousands of views.

These circumstances led critics on social media to use the hashtags #coingate, #coinspiracy and #coinghazi.

Link: http://www.salon.com/2016/02/02/critics_cry_foul_over_coingate_hillary_clinton_had_1_6_chance_of_winning_6_coin_tosses_that_made_her_winner_in_iowa/

[Capt. Obvious]

1. The people crying conspiracy over coin flips are an embarrassment

If Bernie had won them all he would have lost by about the exact same margin.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

7. The 'rule 28' ones certainly are.

Yes, the rule is poorly worded, but I think it's pretty improbable that whoever wrote it truly intended for the 'winner' of a coin flip to 'lose' a delegate.

[Blue_Tires]

18. +1...

[Vinca]

23. Coin flips . . . period . . . are an embarrassment.

This is how we pick our leaders?????? Why not draw straws or throw darts at the beginning of the cycle so candidates would save money?

[NCTraveler]

2. The headline itself deserves a k&R.

Pretty accurate parody.

[pinebox]

3. Why is it wherever the Clinton's go, controversy follows

I for one am sick and tired of it

[bettyellen]

13. Cuz people make up shit, like the "victory speech" , the 6/6 coin flips (ignoring Bernie won some)

it's shameless.

[pinebox]

15. Honduras isn't made up

[ChisolmTrailDem]

4. VIDEO: Polk County (from CSPAN)

[whatchamacallit]

9. What kind of primitive clusterfuck method is this?

I admit being ignorant to the process, but is this the best the most technically advanced country in the world can do?

[snooper2]

14. They really don't seem all that bright LOL. How about, you get the supporters on each side,

And file them through a line to be counted, then stay on that side...

Or, give everybody one card and have them put a H, B, Or M on it...

Or...

Oh, we'll just run around and randomly count hands in air

[whatchamacallit]

16. I know

[firebrand80]

17. LOL nt

[NowSam]

5. As if HC needed another thing to make people doubt her

Just saying.

[stonecutter357]

6. .

[Provasek]

8. Math impaired

Jeezus Christ people, you are falling for the crap put out by the right to frame Hillary as a criminal. The Des Moines Register news report said Hillary won by a coin toss in six precincts. It did NOT say there were six coin tosses and she won all six of them. But that's become the right wing meme of the day. Bernie won at least two.

[bettyellen]

12. "falling for the crap put out by the right to frame Hillary" all day, every day.

[emulatorloo]

10. Willy, see Skinners post which clarifies the coin tosses

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511123143

[bettyellen]

11. CT forum maybe? Did you miss Skinner's thread or do you imagine he is "in on it" too?

:headslap:

[JTFrog]

19. YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT! n/t

[randome]

20. You're into double digits now.

You have selected option #10. Please confirm.
1. The MSM is conspiring against Sanders.
2. Planned Parenthood is conspiring against Sanders.
3. The DNC is conspiring against Sanders.
4. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is conspiring against Sanders.
5. The IT company that works for the DNC is conspiring against Sanders.
6. The polling companies are conspiring against Sanders.
7. And, of course, those of us on DU who support the eventual nominee (Clinton or Sanders) are conspiring against Sanders.
8. Human Rights Campaign is conspiring against Sanders.
9. Iowa Chairwoman Dr. Andy McGuire is conspiring against Sanders.
10. The six coins in six different locations are conspiring against Sanders.
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[avaistheone1]

21. Coin-flip democracy.....you got to love it...

[NCTraveler]

22. Loving this today. Too funny. Is this the onion? nt.

[Mistwell]

24. Snopes reports it's SANDERS who won the 6 coin tosses!

And also it's over fractions of delegates (how to round) not full delegates.

http://www.snopes.com/iowa-caucus-coin-toss/