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11. Can someone point to an effort made to change the Caucus rules in the past 8 years?

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 02:25 PM

Feb 2016

And by "effort", I don't mean people anonymously grousing on the internet. I mean a serious attempt to lobby the Party or Legislature to change the process? Because these rules have been in place for years and all the candidates were aware of them.

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Des Moines Register calls for audit of Iowa results: 'Something smells in the Democratic Party' [View all] avaistheone1 Feb 2016 OP

As we should (laugh at Iowa) question everything Feb 2016 #1

I may have to subscribe to that newspaper. Someone who cares about voter roguevalley Feb 2016 #44

Yes, they did davidpdx Feb 2016 #70

zzzzz PatrynXX Feb 2016 #59

Im sure they will stonewall if they have something to hide. litlbilly Feb 2016 #2

This truly makes the Democrats look like a pack of bumbling keystone cops. Add "Little Debbie"... BlueJazz Feb 2016 #3

Why do you believe that? scscholar Feb 2016 #6

Number one: The midwest already has an identity problem. Remember in movies (then and now) that.. BlueJazz Feb 2016 #8

That they've only endorsed Hillary Clinton so far - many of them have come out and done so trillion Feb 2016 #31

It's DemocratIC voters - not Democrat voters. Pathwalker Feb 2016 #33

Maybe just a simple typo. SoapBox Feb 2016 #34

It's a typo and I'm considering alerting on your very offensive accusation. trillion Feb 2016 #37

Instead of alerting, you can go back to your post and edit it (nt) question everything Feb 2016 #60

done. trillion Feb 2016 #61

Good Grief! nt Duval Feb 2016 #39

Yes, it is. Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #48

It's also a long time tradition on this site, to point this out Pathwalker Feb 2016 #49

And God help anyone if they have a typo. They get accused of being Republican. trillion Feb 2016 #57

Typos are correctable via the edit function. n/t Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #69

I think you have it backwards scscholar Feb 2016 #71

Wikipedia lays out the history of this epithet for you: Pathwalker Feb 2016 #72

My point of this post and that I meant to say, is that the DNC is not hoodwinked by Hillary's Super trillion Feb 2016 #45

NICE EDIT. Thank you. Pathwalker Feb 2016 #62

No problem. trillion Feb 2016 #63

and this is the paper of the gold standard grasswire Feb 2016 #4

Doesn't matter who your candidate is matt819 Feb 2016 #5

There isn't a count to recount... brooklynite Feb 2016 #9

"There isn't a count to recount..." Plucketeer Feb 2016 #12

Pretty comforting for the Sanders brigade.... brooklynite Feb 2016 #15

Believe it or not Plucketeer Feb 2016 #22

Talk About Backwards Logic billhicks76 Feb 2016 #54

What kind of of circus is this where they won't or can't reproduce the vote count ? CentralMass Feb 2016 #55

+1000 trillion Feb 2016 #64

A circus that P.T.Barnum no doubt would be proud of Art_from_Ark Feb 2016 #67

They can release the raw data that yielded the delegate-equivalents. jeff47 Feb 2016 #16

Actually, there are both counts and math that can be verified. ieoeja Feb 2016 #21

+1000 trillion Feb 2016 #46

Hogwash matt819 Feb 2016 #50

How about the transparency of people actually standing in the room together? brooklynite Feb 2016 #52

Standing in the same room matt819 Feb 2016 #65

Maybe caucus officials should wear bodycams and informal notes should be done more formally. JVS Feb 2016 #58

The Des Moines Register is obviously just a bunch of sexist Berniebros Z_California Feb 2016 #7

Hillary True Believers are damaging the Democratic Party. Its too bad really. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #10

Can someone point to an effort made to change the Caucus rules in the past 8 years? brooklynite Feb 2016 #11

It may not be the rules as much as the execution of the rules, e.g., no one running the show. JudyM Feb 2016 #14

Personally, I do not believe that a democratic process Kelvin Mace Feb 2016 #29

direct link scipan Feb 2016 #13

if the ptb will not show the math wether it is a caucus or a primary questionseverything Feb 2016 #18

Agree. Show us the math! eom NowSam Feb 2016 #27

Better own it Wibly Feb 2016 #17

It doesn't even have to be nefarious. Mistakes are probably made in every election. winter is coming Feb 2016 #19

pffft.... Purveyor Feb 2016 #20

Did she ever get that jacket fumagated? Plucketeer Feb 2016 #24

I actually liked the job she did making the Republicans look like the bullys they are, over Begahzi. trillion Feb 2016 #47

What "smells"? SansACause Feb 2016 #23

Reckon it'll be the same Plucketeer Feb 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #26

Patriarchy is strong in the heartland. AngryAmish Feb 2016 #28

We attended a caucus in Michigan in 2000. It was very easy, Pathwalker Feb 2016 #30

Figured that was coming after Clinton chucked the schedule in order to declare victory. polichick Feb 2016 #32

There is likely to be more stench coming up in other states. SoapBox Feb 2016 #35

Can't even get past the 1st friggin primary contest without dubious shit going on. NorthCarolina Feb 2016 #36

Agree. nt Duval Feb 2016 #41

How did Hillary know? Geronimoe Feb 2016 #38

Hubris and poor judgment! Says a lot. Duval Feb 2016 #40

With election results so close, why not? PoliticalMalcontent Feb 2016 #42

It's not called the Turd Way as a compliment! ErisDiscordia Feb 2016 #43

Who cares? On to lose New Hampshire! Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #51

As an American who contributes and participates in what I should, I demand an audit! ViseGrip Feb 2016 #53

Here is documented fraud Bernin Feb 2016 #56

+10000 trillion Feb 2016 #66

HEY over here (waving hands wildly) look whats happening in WI - repub bill to allow UNCERTIFIED Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2016 #68