February 5, 2020

This is the first time the Iowa caucuses have a paper trail. What does that mean for previous years?

I just had this thought. If this is the first year that the Iowa caucuses have had a paper trail, and there's all this drama about reporting results and irregularities, does that throw into question the legitimacy of previous caucus results? It shouldn't take this long to report results if they have paper ballots. It's really not hard to report three numbers instead of one. What we've heard is that accuracy is paramount, which is why the IDP and now the DNC are checking and rechecking the numbers. So what if there's been irregularities in the past that just gotten swept under the rug because there was no paper trail?

February 4, 2020

Please everyone remember there are 38% of precincts left to report in Iowa.

Before jumping to conclusions about who won the most delegates/votes/whatever, just remember we don't have the full results yet. This is why the Iowa Democratic Party shouldn't have released partial results...

February 4, 2020

Cancelled DesMoines Register Poll: Bernie 22 (+2), Warren 18 (+1), Buttigieg 16 (), Biden 13 (-2)

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/iowa-caucus-2020-election-live/#254963

February 3, 2020

Bernie Sanders wins Keokuk, Iowa satellite caucus by 3 votes.

This shows why getting out the vote is so important. A single person can be the difference between a candidate being viable or nonviable.