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highplainsdem

(48,976 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:45 PM Feb 2020

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After this mess and delay, will anyone really trust the numbers coming out of Iowa?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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After this mess and delay, will anyone really trust the numbers coming out of Iowa? (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2020 OP

Yes FreeState Feb 2020 #1

Could be anything...heard about spoiled ballots...I hope no campaign has been less than honest. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #3

True and they have a paper trail thankfully jimfields33 Feb 2020 #9

I didn't care about Iowa anyway...doesn't even measure the state really. Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author brokephibroke Feb 2020 #4

How lovely to insult people who post here. cwydro Feb 2020 #5

Sorry brokephibroke Feb 2020 #7

Nope budkin Feb 2020 #6

Yes Tweedy Feb 2020 #8

Right, they can check the numbers posted later right? Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #11

Absolutely Tweedy Feb 2020 #12

If they are not too far off from the polling then probably. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #10

People who caucused know the results Tweedy Feb 2020 #13

The losing campaigns won't trust it, which is why caucuses suck. n/t Tarheel_Dem Feb 2020 #14

FreeState

(10,572 posts)

1. Yes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:46 PM

Feb 2020

We don’t know what the delay is - speculation is Trumps friend.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,575 posts)

3. Could be anything...heard about spoiled ballots...I hope no campaign has been less than honest.

Reply to FreeState (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:48 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

jimfields33

(15,801 posts)

9. True and they have a paper trail thankfully

Reply to FreeState (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:18 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Demsrule86

(68,575 posts)

2. I didn't care about Iowa anyway...doesn't even measure the state really.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:47 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

brokephibroke This message was self-deleted by its author.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

5. How lovely to insult people who post here.

Reply to brokephibroke (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:52 PM

Feb 2020

I’ve never even been to Iowa, but I find insulting other states to be kind of silly.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

brokephibroke

(1,883 posts)

7. Sorry

Reply to cwydro (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:54 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

budkin

(6,703 posts)

6. Nope

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 11:53 PM

Feb 2020

Considering that this hasn't happened before, it's bound to look like shenanigans, even if it isn't.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tweedy

(628 posts)

8. Yes

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:04 AM

Feb 2020

If you were caucusing, would you know the final count?

If you stayed to the end you would.

Is that checkable? Yes.

You can trust something verifiable by every Iowa caucus goer.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Quixote1818

(28,936 posts)

11. Right, they can check the numbers posted later right?

Reply to Tweedy (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:27 AM

Feb 2020

To make sure they match up with what they had?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tweedy

(628 posts)

12. Absolutely

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 03:20 AM

Feb 2020

It looks like that is what is happening right now. It also looks like they are checking, double checking and then just in case looking at photos.

Folks, remember we just went through a months long impeachment & trial, in which the Democratic Party proved it practices fair play.

Can you imagine any elected member of the GOP urging the Senate to seek the testimony of a democratic John Bolton? Bawhahaha 😂

Yet, we just witnessed the house managers seeking not only the former ambassador's testimony, but also Mic Mulvaney's, Mike Pompeo's and Rudy Giuliani's.

& almost all of the GOP senate said no. The house managers had no idea what the last 3 would say.

Deep breaths. This is the Democratic Party and it practices fair play.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Quixote1818

(28,936 posts)

10. If they are not too far off from the polling then probably. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:27 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tweedy

(628 posts)

13. People who caucused know the results

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 03:22 AM

Feb 2020

Caucuses are difficult to poll.

We will have the actual results. You can count on it.

Kris Kobach was not in charge of this election.

Iowa Democrats were.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tarheel_Dem

(31,234 posts)

14. The losing campaigns won't trust it, which is why caucuses suck. n/t

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 04:44 AM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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