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“Are the Democrats Completely Screwing This Up?”
No clear winner in Iowa caucus unless you count Donald Trump.
When Andy Kroll of Rolling Stone posited the prophetic question yesterday of “Are the Democrats Completely Screwing This Up?” even he probably wasn’t imagining the catastrophically embarrassing Democrat-made disaster Democrats would be facing a mere 24-hours later.
What a difference a day makes.
The much-anticipated, all-important first primary vote in Iowa took place last night where it dissolved into disarray and complete confusion. Who won?
No one. Everyone. Donald Trump.
Blaming a technical glitch, an app coding issue, and insisting they weren’t hacked, the DNC is scrambling today to salvage whatever data they can from last night’s vote. Officials are desperate to parse it into something voters can understand about the Democratic field as it now stands.
Including an explanation about how such a massive failure could have been allowed to occur at such a critical juncture in the race by people who claim to capable of administering quality healthcare to 325 million people.
For the first time in history, Democratic candidates are moving on from Iowa with no idea who won.