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04 Feb 2020, 12:16 am

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I remember the first time I heard the word caucus ... sitting crosslegged on the library carpet at school, and giggling with the other little girls. :P

And years later, Democrats caucusing in Iowa still make us laugh... 8) :mrgreen:


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04 Feb 2020, 12:20 am

At least overnight, apparently.

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04 Feb 2020, 12:30 am

^ I think The Bern is going to get screwed again as well. I think the votes are for Bern and the DNC thinks he can't win against Trump and so they're not going to allow the votes of the people to stand. Just my opinion.

Media reports of the Sanders camp stating various instances of bias and unfair practices against them by other candidate's camps. If after the dust settles it's found that the Iowa DNC does rig the primary against Sanders I think it would look horrible for the national DNC. The DNC is under a microscope.



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04 Feb 2020, 12:51 am

Those pesky Russians must be at it again!

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04 Feb 2020, 12:56 am

Well, I'm going to bed. What IS happening in Iowa???? This is crazy. Zero precincts still reporting at midnight. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.



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04 Feb 2020, 1:06 am

mebbe we're no longer a "first world" nation.



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04 Feb 2020, 1:17 am

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Well, I'm going to bed. What IS happening in Iowa???? This is crazy. Zero precincts still reporting at midnight. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.

I notice that Ezra has been absent from WP this evening, just at the same time the Iowa caucuses are collapsing into chaos ... hmmm ...


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04 Feb 2020, 5:10 am

Supposedly they are going to release the results later today. The results are being held due to “inconsistencies” .

No matter who you support if you care at all about the future of American democracy this is a nightmare. This could not have happened at a worse possible time in our history.

After 4 years of rigged election talk who is going to believe the results? Was it Russian interference?, Ukrainian?, Chinese? Israelis?, Republicans?, take your pick. If Sanders “loses” why should his supporters not believe the party establishment rigged the result?

I am beyond worried, panicked is more like it.


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04 Feb 2020, 5:21 am

i wouldn't put this fiasco past the GOP and their armies of rat phuqers [slang term for political dirty trickster]



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04 Feb 2020, 5:47 am

Darmok wrote:
Magna wrote:
Well, I'm going to bed. What IS happening in Iowa???? This is crazy. Zero precincts still reporting at midnight. Oh, to be a fly on the wall.

I notice that Ezra has been absent from WP this evening, just at the same time the Iowa caucuses are collapsing into chaos ... hmmm ...


I loathe multitasking.



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04 Feb 2020, 7:29 am

Another issue is that apparently they were expecting a huge turnout at the Iowa democratic caucus; they were expecting the base to be energized and mobilized. The turnout was far less than expected which seems to be the opposite of what many had assumed.



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04 Feb 2020, 7:43 am

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Iowa is the new Broward County Florida. Remember back to the Bush vs. Gore days when the country was wondering who was going to be president? Remember "hanging chads"?

For those outside the U.S. Des Moines is the capital city of the state of Iowa.



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04 Feb 2020, 7:57 am

Everything that has transpired has done so according to my design. I mean I hope this gets fixed soon.



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04 Feb 2020, 8:39 am

The New York Post is a conservative newspaper, and has been for many years.



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04 Feb 2020, 9:19 am

^ I think the headline about chaos and implosion in this case is shared by many regardless of their political persuasion.

I like your new avatar pic, Korts!



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04 Feb 2020, 9:49 am

There's nothing quite like an imploding caucus.

I'll use it in Leap Frog.


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