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Iamaartist

(3,300 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 04:07 PM Feb 2020

Forget A Recanvass, Democrats Must Refuse To Seat Iowa Delegates,,😲😲❓ [View all]


The DNC has ordered a recanvass of the Iowa caucus, but the party should refuse to seat Iowa delegates unless they are needed to determine the nominee.

DNC Chairman Tom Perez announced the recanvass:

Enough is enough. In light of the problems that have emerged in the implementation of the delegate selection plan and in order to assure public confidence in the results, I am calling on the Iowa Democratic Party to immediately begin a recanvass


A recanvass isn’t going to fix this mess.

Short of Iowa redoing their caucus, which would outrage both voters and the candidates, the DNC needs to tell Iowa that their delegates won’t be seated unless they are needed to determine the nominee.

Multiple candidates have declared victory. The delegates are going to be split between at least four and as many as five campaigns, so no one campaign would be more harmed than any other by refusing to seat the Iowa delegation.

The DNC also needs to ban caucuses. States choose how they run their process, but the DNC can refuse to accept the results if a state runs a caucus. The caucus system is a constant source of drama and problems. It is time for the caucuses to be retired.

Since there are going to be questioned about any result, the best thing for Democrats is to refuse to seat any delegates from this clusterf— of a caucus.






https://www.politicususa.com/2020/02/06/iowa-caucus-recanvass.html



The whole caucus should be invalid,,,my opinion ..a mess like this. Can not be.trusted
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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LOL-Biden would love this. jalan48 Feb 2020 #1
no, that would not be acceptable Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #2
Tom Perez, instead of looking like he's badgering good faith people, should act decisively. ancianita Feb 2020 #3
Baloney relayerbob Feb 2020 #4
The problem is that the votes recorded showed that they didn't follow their own rules in some cases. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #6
I agree...we cant let canidates claim..to be winner when the app was not even tested..and new..mmm Iamaartist Feb 2020 #12
Agreed on no more caucuses relayerbob Feb 2020 #16
The question I need to be answered is - in how many cases did they not follow their own rules? IndyOp Feb 2020 #22
As if primary voters Skidmore Feb 2020 #28
I don't believe that they should invalidate the entire results. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #29
Because whether a person Skidmore Feb 2020 #33
But we've already seen from the counts posted... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #34
How often did that occur? Skidmore Feb 2020 #35
Several times, apparently. W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #39
It would be one think if they were simply recorded but they were not...there was real mistakes made Demsrule86 Feb 2020 #25
I am so sorry that this whole mess happened (and I'm sure they are too, in IOWA). It is ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #5
Wholeheartedly agree bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #7
Absolutely man...this is a serious matter, and it shouldn't be taken lightly. I hope the powers ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #8
Agree with investigating the flood of calls Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #13
Yes, and they should call back these numbers, and find out why they were calling. I bet you... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #15
It wouldn't surprise me Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #20
I agree..this should be look into...and just not past it by as nothing...happen.... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #14
This is ludicrous. If anything, redo the caucuses. Gravitycollapse Feb 2020 #9
So your answer... cannabis_flower Feb 2020 #10
No its also for voters who never had chance to login to app,and could not get though phones... Iamaartist Feb 2020 #17
Voters did not use the app - that was for local election staff to report to the state Dems - IndyOp Feb 2020 #24
bad idea, bernie and pete earned the FOUR delegates each lol so give em up nt msongs Feb 2020 #11
Would you still be saying this if you were not a Biden supporter? totodeinhere Feb 2020 #18
Yes..after 2016 nothing can be trusted..from GOP cons..we have to protect our Dem elections.. Iamaartist Feb 2020 #19
Sure why not make a bad situation worse? Voltaire2 Feb 2020 #21
Bad choices all around Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #23
I'm Curious econron Feb 2020 #26
No. Tiggeroshii Feb 2020 #27
Iowa Caucus Results Riddled With Errors and Inconsistencies - Blame Bernie. He Asked For This. Scurrilous Feb 2020 #30
Agree ..Thank-you for that information...😎😁 Iamaartist Feb 2020 #32
... Scurrilous Feb 2020 #36
Scurrilous Iamaartist Feb 2020 #37
Dump your head in a bucket of water, your hair is on fire IowaGuy Feb 2020 #31
Amen Brother econron Feb 2020 #41
Let's Move On and Let This be the Final Nail in the Coffin For the IA Caucus n/t Indykatie Feb 2020 #38
+1000 UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #42
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #40
This is the perfect way to make a very bad situation even worse. Steelrolled Feb 2020 #43
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