Democrats have had years to prepare for their first caucus of 2020 in Iowa and they still couldn’t pull it off.
As of 11:45 PM eastern time on Monday night, they still have no idea who won.
No none seems to know anything.
And these are the people who think the government is capable of running health care?
The Associated Press reports:
Poor start: Leadoff Iowa Democratic caucus results delayed
The Iowa Democratic Party said Monday night that results from the state’s first-in-the-nation caucus were delayed due to “quality checks” and new reporting rules, an embarrassing complication that added a new layer of doubt to an already uncertain presidential primary season.
The statement came as Iowa voters packed caucus sites across the state with at least four leading candidates battling to win the opening contest of the 2020 campaign, and ultimately, the opportunity to take on President Donald Trump this fall.
Democrats hoped that Iowa’s caucuses would provide some clarity for what has been a muddled nomination fight for much of the last year. But apparent technology issues delayed the results as the state party suggested turnout was on track to match 2016 numbers.
Hosts on CNN have resorted to reading tweets:
CNN has grown so frustrated with waiting for #IowaCaucuses results to be released by Democrats, that they've resorted to reporting unverified numbers being put out on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/R4t9AtiEph
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) February 4, 2020
Bernie supporters are already crying foul…
So Sanders had more than twice as much support as any other candidate at this precinct, but due to some savvy dealmaking and complicated delegate math, they ended up in a 5-way tie for delegates, one apiece. And they were not happy. https://t.co/dBNmilhFTY
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) February 4, 2020
Once the results were announced, anger erupted, with one man in a beard standing up and declaring: "This is a joke. Basically, a waste of time. This makes no sense. Absolutely no sense." https://t.co/dBNmilhFTY
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) February 4, 2020
This is a disaster for Democrats. It certainly doesn’t inspire confidence.
This is going to take forever. The Iowa caucus "results" are a disaster and nobody will believe them. #IowaCaucuses
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) February 4, 2020
If the Democrats can’t run a #caucus that they had four years to prepare for, how the hell can anyone think they could actually run the country? #IowaCaucuses #iowa
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) February 4, 2020
The Democrats can’t count votes but they want to run the health care system and manage the climate #2020 #IowaCaucuses
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) February 4, 2020
What an absolute mess the Democrats have become.
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