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2016 Postmortem

alcibiades_mystery

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8. Remember in 2008 when people derided Clinton's team for not knowing the rules

Reply to CorporatistNation (Original post)

Tue Feb 2, 2016, 09:27 AM

Feb 2016

And praised Obama's team for understanding how things worked?

Yeah, good times.

If you're upset about this method of election, lobby the Iowa Democratic Party to change their methods for the 2020 Caucuses. It's never fair to change the rules after the game.

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The Fair Thing To Do Is... Throw OUT The Coin Toss Business... It is Too Close For That Kind of [View all] CorporatistNation Feb 2016 OP

This concept is common in election law Gothmog Feb 2016 #1

I don't care if a small-town mayor is determined by a coin toss after a tie. Eric J in MN Feb 2016 #3

It wont be close for long. Under 30 days. JaneyVee Feb 2016 #2

Feel D. Bern!!!! Fuddnik Feb 2016 #4

The real proble is in atleast two locations they counted people who had "left". 4139 Feb 2016 #5

They need to go to a paper ballot so a proper recount can be made if necessary. Vinca Feb 2016 #6

In other words, I like Iowa caucuses until I actually learned how they work Blue_Adept Feb 2016 #7

Remember in 2008 when people derided Clinton's team for not knowing the rules alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #8