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blackbootz  ·  2998 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A coin flip decided at least two precincts in the Democratic caucus.

I'm stunned.

But I realize that I would be gleeful if the three ties all went to Sanders. Instead, I'm indignant.





ButterflyEffect  ·  2998 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Looks like it's up to three now.

I'm frustrated and would have been even if Sanders won them. There is no justice in a coin. However, there is likely even less justice in people. The two people involved aren't the problem here, the system that allows for a fucking coin to dictate part of the outcome is the problem.

b_b  ·  2998 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's Iowa. Aka who gives a shit.

Can you really read much into a state that has selected Buchannon, Bush, Huckabee, Santorum, Cruz in their last five nominating contests. The dem side is a little better at siding with the eventual winner, but I don't think that's causal. Iowa is irrelevant.

ButterflyEffect  ·  2998 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not once have I complained about the choices of Iowa, that's an irrelevant point when all I'm trying to do is point out the state that the system is in. What if those choices were more accurate / causal to the general election? Then would people care more about a process that makes little sense and has little representation?