Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by jessaustin on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @06:46PM
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Since I heard those episodes I've been hoping that the Alabama situation isn't typical. Do you have any special insight about Iowa? Is there an Iowa kingmaker running everything from behind the scenes?
Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by azernik on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @12:55PM
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Most notably, the IDP has a strong interest in maintaining their first-to-vote status, which the DNC hates. Hence the eternal drift of primaries earlier and earlier - the DNC will try to move non-Iowa/NH primaries earlier, and those two will in response go even earlier to preempt them. (To the point where New Hampshire even passed a law saying that they have to be the first primary by at least 7 days.)
Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by claudeganon on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @08:34AM
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Given that the failed caucus app CEO is married to a Buttigeig staffer and was partying with the Iowa Democratic Party head and other members of the Buttigeig campaign right before the caucuses, I would say so:
https://mobile.twitter.com/taraemcg/status/12239909781277245...
Re:The Shadow Inc. app that failed in Iowa last night
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 on Wednesday February 05, 2020 @11:42PM
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Looks like the DNC has taken over accounting of the Iowa caucus, so I guess they’re really not so independent.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/02/05/more-manipul...
The DNC and the state parties are often at odds with each other. There's a good series of "Reply All" episodes about this, focusing on the Alabama Democratic Party.