Subterms
Precinct captains say the night had run smoothly – but when they turned to the party-managed app things went badly wrong Matthew Marroquin, a 20-year-old caucus captain for a satellite precinct in Buena Vista county in north-western Iowa, was eager to tell state party officials on Monday night that his candidate of choice, Bernie Sanders, […] More
Full story: Democratic race off to disastrous start Iowa caucuses results – live updates What is the smartphone app at centre of Iowa debacle? Analysis: Trump campaign jubilant as Dems’ big night implodes Help us cover the critical issues of 2020. Consider making a contribution 3.28pm GMT As the words disaster, chaos and fakakta blare […] More
The former VP gave a downbeat speech on Monday night, while the Trump campaign was quick to seize on the Iowa shambles Iowa caucus chaos: Democratic race in disarray – live coverage The shambles in Iowa means we’re all talking about voting chaos instead of the winning candidate. So – with the proviso that this […] More
Democratic presidential primary contest descends into chaos in midwestern state Full story: ‘Inconsistencies’ delay Iowa results The results of the Iowa caucus, the first step in nominating the Democrat who will run against Donald Trump in November’s presidential election, have been delayed amid mass confusion in the state. A verdict had been expected well before […] More
The Democratic candidates vying to challenge Donald Trump for the US presidency in November were left in limbo and forced to make their scheduled speeches to supporters without knowing the outcome. Despite the lack of results, all candidates sought to claim a form of victory Democratic race starts disastrously as ‘inconsistencies’ delay Iowa results Smartphone […] More
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 […] More
While the media was having a fit over the confusion, the people who actually were involved in them appeared happy with the process and the results All the talk a week ago was that half the Iowa caucus crowd remained undecided. By Monday night at 6pm when the doors opened in the Buena Vista University […] More
A mocking tweet from the president cannot be far behind – the vote-counting chaos has been a PR disaster for Democrats They couldn’t organise a caucus in a brewery. Or a church, or a library, or a school gymnasium. Democrats’ heroic charge to end Donald Trump in the final battle for decency and democracy has […] More
