Democratic Primaries

bluewater

(5,376 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:34 PM Feb 2020

DNC wants to change IDP results from Sattelite Caucuses

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How will this not create dissension?

Can they even do that? Change the rules the Iowa Democratic Party is using to assign delegates in the middle of THIS caucus?

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

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DNC wants to change IDP results from Sattelite Caucuses (Original Post) bluewater Feb 2020 OP

according to Nate Cohn, the rule book has 2 ways of allocating for sattelites. They cant figure out jezebel321 Feb 2020 #1

Oy! This is a mounting disaster. bluewater Feb 2020 #3

Are we actively trying to lose? nt redqueen Feb 2020 #2

WE. JUST. CAN'T. HELP. OURSELVES. dchill Feb 2020 #7

DNC can do whatever they want Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #4

um, they want to change the "results" about the sattelite caucus delegates. bluewater Feb 2020 #5

Yeah they should go based on the already agreed rules. Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #6

Would the DNC reinterpret the rules at this stage to benefit a specific candidate? Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #8

Why are they not just going with the IDP's interpretation of the rules? bluewater Feb 2020 #9

Seems strange that the DNC is targeting satellite locations after Pete's objections. Aaron Pereira Feb 2020 #12

Very bad optics to say the least. And is it actually even fair to do? bluewater Feb 2020 #13

But I keep reading how the DNC has nothing to do with how IDP conduct business?? jmg257 Feb 2020 #10

Total mess bluesxtreme Feb 2020 #11

jezebel321

(278 posts)

1. according to Nate Cohn, the rule book has 2 ways of allocating for sattelites. They cant figure out

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:36 PM

Feb 2020

which way is right.

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

bluewater

(5,376 posts)

3. Oy! This is a mounting disaster.

Reply to jezebel321 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:37 PM

Feb 2020

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

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

2. Are we actively trying to lose? nt

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:36 PM

Feb 2020

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

dchill

(38,471 posts)

7. WE. JUST. CAN'T. HELP. OURSELVES.

Reply to redqueen (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:42 PM

Feb 2020

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

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

4. DNC can do whatever they want

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:37 PM

Feb 2020

But the election kinda already happened, so... give us the results?

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

bluewater

(5,376 posts)

5. um, they want to change the "results" about the sattelite caucus delegates.

Reply to Tiggeroshii (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:39 PM

Feb 2020

The calculation of those results is still, apparently, being argued over.

I edited the OP title to more accurately reflect that.

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

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

6. Yeah they should go based on the already agreed rules.

Reply to bluewater (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:41 PM

Feb 2020

It seems like they are trying to change the rules after voting instead of actually give us the results.

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

Aaron Pereira

(383 posts)

8. Would the DNC reinterpret the rules at this stage to benefit a specific candidate?

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:43 PM

Feb 2020

Seems hard to believe, especially considering Perez said the objective of the re-canvass was to restore credibility.

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

bluewater

(5,376 posts)

9. Why are they not just going with the IDP's interpretation of the rules?

Reply to Aaron Pereira (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:45 PM

Feb 2020

I mean the Iowa Democratic party seems to have already decided what the rules said.

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

Aaron Pereira

(383 posts)

12. Seems strange that the DNC is targeting satellite locations after Pete's objections.

Reply to bluewater (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 03:59 PM

Feb 2020

Those locations are heavily second language, Latino and black voting sites. Terrible mistake that gives the impression of minority disenfranchisement.

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