Democratic Primaries

RandySF

(58,797 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:26 AM Feb 2020

Iowa party official: The whole system largely broke.

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Elena Schneider
@ec_schneider
On those technical difficulties...

"We are on paper in many cases," not the app, as was planned, said one Iowa Democrat. "The whole system largely broke."

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

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Iowa party official: The whole system largely broke. (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2020 OP

This is a whisper from the universe... MontanaMama Feb 2020 #1

Paper ballots squirecam Feb 2020 #6

100% MontanaMama Feb 2020 #15

Exactly! Maybe this will be a blessing in disguise renate Feb 2020 #7

Great start. democratisphere Feb 2020 #2

Proper Planning and Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance dalton99a Feb 2020 #3

I feel so bad for all those precinct chair volunteers renate Feb 2020 #4

Paper? Who uses paper anymore? Jack_Warriner Feb 2020 #5

Trump is probably giggling his jiggly butt off right now. Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #8

This is ridiculous. TDale313 Feb 2020 #9

Everyone just needs to chill. DURHAM D Feb 2020 #10

It is embarrassing squirecam Feb 2020 #11

No it isn't. DURHAM D Feb 2020 #13

See #3. Excuses just make it worse. n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #14

It's a PR disaster.. because Bernie people will scream "rigged!" whether it was or not scheming daemons Feb 2020 #12

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)

1. This is a whisper from the universe...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:27 AM

Feb 2020

SHORE UP YOuR FUCKING ELECTIONS PEOPLE...Because, RUSSIA.

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)

6. Paper ballots

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

Feb 2020

Can’t be hacked

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

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)

15. 100%

Reply to squirecam (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:52 AM

Feb 2020

Scream it from the rooftops.

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

renate

(13,776 posts)

7. Exactly! Maybe this will be a blessing in disguise

Reply to MontanaMama (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:31 AM

Feb 2020

Can you imagine something like this happening on a national scale on election night?

What do we do if we’ve obviously been hacked and there’s no paper backup?

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

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. Great start.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:28 AM

Feb 2020

Building confidence.

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

dalton99a

(81,468 posts)

3. Proper Planning and Practice Prevents Piss Poor Performance

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:29 AM

Feb 2020

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

renate

(13,776 posts)

4. I feel so bad for all those precinct chair volunteers

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:29 AM

Feb 2020

And I feel so bad for whoever developed the app. Nobody wanted this to happen.

Except maybe Russia....

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

Jack_Warriner

(20 posts)

5. Paper? Who uses paper anymore?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:30 AM

Feb 2020

Probably just us older folk still know how, lol. THAT is the holdup!!!!

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

Maru Kitteh

(28,340 posts)

8. Trump is probably giggling his jiggly butt off right now.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:32 AM

Feb 2020

What a joke.

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

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

9. This is ridiculous.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:33 AM

Feb 2020

🙄

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

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

10. Everyone just needs to chill.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:43 AM

Feb 2020

The only reason we have all this rapid voting result process is for the media. This was entirely driven by tv originally and now the internet wants it even faster.

The results are on paper and if need be every precinct captain can get in their car or pickup and drive to the state headquarters.

This is not a disaster.

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

squirecam

(2,706 posts)

11. It is embarrassing

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:49 AM

Feb 2020

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

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)

13. No it isn't.

Reply to squirecam (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:51 AM

Feb 2020

People try new apps on their phones all of the time and can't figure out how it works.

Plus the backup system for reporting results could have been planned better but at the end of the day the results will be calculated and reported.

NBD

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

MarcA

(2,195 posts)

14. See #3. Excuses just make it worse. n/t

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 01:05 AM

Feb 2020

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

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)

12. It's a PR disaster.. because Bernie people will scream "rigged!" whether it was or not

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 12:50 AM

Feb 2020

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

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