Documents Reveal DNC 'Intimately Involved' In Developing Troubled Iowa Caucus App

[LiberalArkie]

While the Democratic National Committee over the last 10 days has tried to distance itself from the troubled app that through the results of the Iowa caucus into disarray, a copy of the contract and internal correspondence provided to Yahoo News demonstrates that national party officials had extensive oversight over the development of the technology.

The Democrats’ Iowa caucus took place on Feb. 3 but the outcome is still in question following a series of issues related to the failure of an app that was supposed to be used to submit results. In the days since the debacle, DNC Chairman Tom Perez has criticized the Iowa Democratic Party, which ran the caucus, and the developer of the app, Shadow Inc.

An unaffiliated Democratic operative in Iowa provided Yahoo News with a copy of the contract between Shadow and the Iowa Democratic Party. The contract, which was signed last Oct. 14 and refers to Shadow as the “Consultant,” specified that the company had to work with the DNC and provide the national party with access to its software for testing.

“Consultant agrees to work with the DNC Services Corporation / Democratic National Committee (‘DNC’) on an on-going basis as Consultant develops the software,” the contract reads.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iowa-caucus-app-dnc-democrats_n_5e45d832c5b64433c6138ac6

[Autumn]

2. That's interesting. nt

[octoberlib]

3. So, get rid of caucuses. End of. There's no QAnon conspiracy behind all this. It was incompetence.

Caucuses are fucked up even when there is no app.

[BlueIdaho]

6. So I don't need my tin foil hat?

There is plenty of blame to go around, but let’s face it - not only are caucuses a form of organized chaos, they are also un-Democratic.

[Dopers_Greed]

4. The all-knowing, all-seeing DNC is at it again

[George II]

5. Where's the scandal?