Party leaders showcased their incompetence and provided fertile ground for conspiracy theories. The real winner? Donald Trump
Having the first caucus in the Democratic primaries in Iowa was always a bad decision. The state is small, almost certainly going for Trump in November, and completely unrepresentative of the broader US population. And I am not even talking about the bizarre way in which supporters caucus around candidates, moving from “unviable” to “viable” candidates. But things got even worse on the night itself. After changing the rules to ensure “quality control”, the party claimed “inconsistencies” in reporting were responsible for an hours-long delay in the announcement of the results.
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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com
