2020 Dems: Iowa (how it works and what to look for)

[TexArcher 37455]

Are these fucking morons trying to give Trump ammunition?

God damn.  Y'all knew this was happening today.  It wasn't a pop quiz.

[TexArcher 37455]

2 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

So what online gambling site do I go to to place a bet on which Democrat candidate is the first to blame this whole thing on election interference from Nebraska?

You're going to vote for a rapist traitor, again, so shut the fuck up.

[Irieguy 1059]

45 minutes ago, Thetexashammer said:

I've changed my mind. These are the people who should run my medical care and manage my retirement savings. They know what's best for me, even when I don't. They are competent, caring professionals. They only want the best for me and mine. I trust in their good motives. Their promises are as good as gold. Sign me up.

That’s like saying Kansas basketball sucks because the Big 12 Commissioner sucks. 

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 minute ago, TexArcher said:

Are these fucking morons trying to give Trump ammunition?

God damn.  Y'all knew this was happening today.  It wasn't a pop quiz.

a few years ago, we were in vegas for nfl week 1, and the sunday ticket on directv crashed for over an hour.  they were not ready for that kind of activity spike.

[henrygandorf 29174]

5 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

So what online gambling site do I go to to place a bet on which Democrat candidate is the first to blame this whole thing on election interference from Nebraska?

democratic.

just because you guys can't find kansas city on a map, doesn't mean shitty grammar is ok.

[EMAWesome 101]

3 hours ago, Brothahorn said:

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure why Sanders or his campaign should have any problem with his votes being "reapportioned".  That is basically his entire campaign platform and ideology.

[David Dennison 18603]

8 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

I'm not sure why Sanders or his campaign should have any problem with his votes being "reapportioned".  That is basically his entire campaign platform and ideology.

Is that anything like government handouts to capital?

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

28 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

MSNBC made this point, so do with it what you will, but the turnout in Iowa was basically the same as in 2016, and way less than the turnout in 2008 for Obama vs. Hillary.  That is not a great sign for the strength of the candidates.  

With so many more people in the race than last time, plus an incumbent Trump to rally against, that’s actually really disappointing.  

Many people didn’t caucus because there were too many candidates.  

[bad_teammate 13125]

Bernie releasing some internal numbers.

From 40% of their precinct captains. All were supposed to keep independent counts, but this might just be the ones they could verify.

lol

This is some third-world shit.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Lol that doesn’t look desperate or shady AF

[bad_teammate 13125]

The purpose of this year in Iowa was to set expectations. The party failed and now the candidates are left to do it themselves.

At the end of a fight, you walk around the ring like you won. All the way until a judges' decision comes on.

[bad_teammate 13125]

With statement from Jeff Weaver which explains their rationale for releasing this info.

[bad_teammate 13125]

Iowa Democratic Party says we wait until tomorrow.

Fucking clowns.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Or you know, wait until all the information is in and correct so as to not mislead people? 
 

Bernie runs such a dishonest campaign.

Edited February 4, 2020 by Hugo Stiglitz

[elfenix 34168]

 

 

[mchookem 16094]

 

11 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

At the end of a fight, you walk around the ring like you won. All the way until a judges' decision comes on.

that's what Pete did lol

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

[EMAWesome 101]

13 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Or you know, wait until all the misinformation is in and correct so as to not mislead people? 
 

Bernie The DNC runs such a dishonest campaign primary.

 

[David Dennison 18603]

You support Donald Trump.

 

[henrygandorf 29174]

4 minutes ago, mchookem said:

that's what Pete did lol

at the end of a prize fight, you look at the guy who's dancing around, and that's who won...

 

[bad_teammate 13125]

Or you know, wait until all the information is in and correct so as to not mislead people? 
 
Bernie runs such a dishonest campaign.

You have no evidence this data is misleading or that anything dishonest is happening.

The way caucuses work is that the state precinct chairs do the counts out in the open in front of the campaigns' precinct captains.

Watch the video of the woman flipping the coin and awarding a delegate based on that. She fills it in on the worksheet while talking to the precinct captains. She even says, "You get the delegate" directly to a campaign precinct captain.

Who did you think she was talking to?

Bernie told his captains to record the info and send it to the mothership. I'm sure the other campaigns did the same. Crazy if they didn't.

The campaigns keep the spreadsheets and hold them to compare to official data.

12:30 comes and...

[henrygandorf 29174]

1 minute ago, bad_teammate said:

You have no evidence this data is misleading or that anything dishonest is happening.

The way caucuses work is that the state precinct chairs do the counts out in the open in front of the campaigns' precinct captains.

Watch the video of the woman flipping the coin and awarding a delegate based on that. She fills it in on the worksheet while talking to the precinct captains. She even says, "You get the delegate" directly to a campaign precinct captain.

Who did you think she was talking to?

Bernie told his captains to record the info and send it to the mothership. I'm sure the other campaigns did the same. Crazy if they didn't.

The campaigns keep the spreadsheets and hold them to compare to official data.

12:30 comes and...

if you have enough people on the ground, in theory, a caucus should be a lot easier to tabulate internally than a primary.

i think there's a good reason bernie and pete staffers think they did really well.  and it's not shitty anonymous exit polls.

[bad_teammate 13125]

Amy came running out the gate to imply victory. Smart as hell.

 

I don't know what Warren was like bc she got bumped for Joe, who sucked.

 

Bernie was confidently circumspect and had the look of a cat who got the bird.

 

Pete just openly declared victory.

 

Sanders provided some receipts in response to Pete.

 

Can't get mad at these people posturing while the judges try to wipe their drool off the scorecards.

 

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

5 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

Amy came running out the gate to imply victory. Smart as hell.

 

I don't know what Warren was like bc she got bumped for Joe, who sucked.

 

Bernie was confidently circumspect and had the look of a cat who got the bird.

 

Pete just openly declared victory.

 

Sanders provided some receipts in response to Pete.

 

Can't get mad at these people posturing while the judges try to wipe their drool off the scorecards.

 

 

 

[David Dennison 18603]

On January 20, 2021, we are going to look back on this and laugh and laugh and laugh.

Edited February 4, 2020 by David Dennison

[henrygandorf 29174]

4 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

 

politics is perception. amy, bernie, and pete played this correctly. 

bernie and pete also have internal numbers to back it up. 

i wasn’t happy pete waited so long. but if you do, you gotta come out like you waited for a reason. 

his speech and attitude work, because finishing 2nd is a “win” for pete. 

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Dude, it is incredibly irresponsible to release any numbers to the public prior to the full picture. Pete looked like a clown declaring victory without receipts.  Amy played it well.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

It’s desperation to control a media cycle and it’s weak af.

[bad_teammate 13125]

Incredibly irresponsible. Think of how many people are going to die!

How do we explain this to our kids?

[henrygandorf 29174]

2 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

It’s desperation to control a media cycle and it’s weak af.

everyone is entitled to their opinions. your opinions are shitty and inaccurate. 

if he won or finished second, it’s a great speech. if he finished 3rd or 4th, it won’t matter anyway.

he also didn’t declare victory.  he just projected the attitude.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

Literally said “victorious.”

[henrygandorf 29174]

22 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

Literally said “victorious.”

can you prove he wasn’t?

[EMAWesome 101]

[EMAWesome 101]

Good thing this political party has placed protecting the democratic process and the integrity of elections as top priorities.

[TexLonghorn 5587]

1 hour ago, EMAWesome said:

Good thing this political party has placed protecting the democratic process and the integrity of elections as top priorities.

December 2019: Republicans block bipartisan election security bill for third time, claiming that threats to Russia would hurt Trump

October 2019: Senate Republicans block two election security bills

July 2019: Republicans block election security efforts despite Mueller's warnings

May 2019: Republicans Abandon Election Security

Aug 2018: Republicans block $250 million to beef up election security

[Incredulity 11532]

Advantage Bloomberg?

[Zavala 1384]

Lol

So the caucus begins

Results coming in very slowly

Turns out results weren't actually coming in, reports are something is wrong and shouldn't be so slow

There's a new app that the DNC is using

Doesn't work

If the screen shuts off the app quits

The app counts votes wrong, wrong district, wrong people...

Mayor Pete partially funded the app

The DNC pulls it, says it will take the time to count votes

Berndog, Creepy Joe, and Liz all say they expect to win

Mayor Pete comes out and just says he won

Turns out the app is a HillDawg scam from 2016

Bernie puts out their internal numbers without the DNC consent

Now if the DNC says different, the entire base will flip out (again)

Could this have gone any worse?

[Zavala 1384]

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

Good lord Iowa, you had one fucking job. I hope the Mississippi River overflows its banks and wipes out that turd of a state. 

[Zavala 1384]

3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Good lord Iowa, you had one fucking job. I hope the Mississippi River overflows its banks and wipes out that turd of a state. 

Lol was it Iowa or the Democrat party?

[Fudge Nuggets 19118]

4 hours ago, elfenix said:

 

 

 

Will Nigeria be sending election inspectors to the US for Super Tuesday?

[Bama Chick 28596]

Lol was it Iowa or the Democrat party?

Democratic Party

[EMAWesome 101]

There is going to be absolutely no way that whoever finishes second is not going to claim this was rigged against them and absolutely no way that whoever wins is not going to have to defend themselves from the accusation all the way up to Super Tuesday.  The Democrats truly have the Midas touch.  Everything they touch turns into an exhaust system.

[HenryJames 65868]

 

[Zavala 1384]

Dammit RUSSIA!

 

[Zavala 1384]

19 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

 

Democratic Party

 

Thanks for being honest

[Zavala 1384]

#girlswhocode

[Longhorn 145]

22 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

 

Democratic Party

 

They should try something easier like managing healthcare for our country.

[HenryJames 65868]

8 hours ago, Fozzz said:

Dems couldn’t even wait till Super Tuesday to begin rigging shit?