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PDittie

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5. Welcome to DU!

Reply to SmartVoter22 (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 09:28 AM

Feb 2020

I find more than a few flaws in much of your logic, but in the spirit of welcome won't rebut or contradict those in your first post.

The "hand-counted paper ballots" part is exactly right.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Iowa App is no big deal. Paper Trail can fix anything. [View all] SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 OP

I disagree Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #1

The actual paper ballots were changed how? SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #6

It looks bad Blues Heron Feb 2020 #2

So no app can be fixed with an update? SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #7

Apps are great until you actually need them Blues Heron Feb 2020 #15

You nailed it. Apps are always under development. SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #16

"The app failure used in the Iowa Dem Caucuses is much ado about absolutely nothing." jmg257 Feb 2020 #3

Are you a software engineer? 33taw Feb 2020 #4

How would that change anything? SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #8

Take a deep breadth. It wasn't an attack. As a matter of fact, I agree with you for the most part. 33taw Feb 2020 #10

I agree 33 SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #12

If they were trying to analyze data with the app, they needed more time in development 33taw Feb 2020 #13

Welcome to DU! PDittie Feb 2020 #5

Back in the good old days. JoeDuck Feb 2020 #9

I agree people are impatient sometimes. SmartVoter22 Feb 2020 #11

It IS a Big Deal. MineralMan Feb 2020 #14