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Face It, Time to Abolish Caucuses

Face It, Time to Abolish Caucuses

The Iowa mess will be cleaned up, but we need real reform.

Feb 04, 2020
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We don’t know the outcome of the Iowa Democratic caucus. The app required for reporting the results of over 1,700 precincts malfunctioned. Precinct captains resorted to calling a hotline that was quickly overwhelmed. Here are a few initial thoughts.

  • First and foremost: Technological and human error are to blame, not some secret bad-faith scheme to deny …

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