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The nebulous, shifting accounts about who is actually behind this app, both before and after the caucuses, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence: https://mobile.t

The nebulous, shifting accounts about who is actually behind this app, both before and after the caucuses, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence: https://mobile.twitter.com/lhfang/status/1224561674679488513 https://mobile.twitter.com/lhfang/status/1224561674679488513 https://mobile.twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1224600468552327168 https://mobile.twitter.com/ryangrim/status/12246004685523271... Nor does Buttigeig declaring victory before any results have been reported and his comms director tweeting out internal election tallying forms with some kind of PIN data that I imagine should’ve been kept concealed: https://mobile.twitter.com/bhalle87/status/1224558925946793985 https://mobile.twitter.com/bhalle87/status/12245589259467939...

sswaner 7y ago
In my precinct (suburb west of Des Moines) there were observers from the Buttigieg, Yang, Sanders, and Warren campaign. After the first tally, the precinct captains for the campaigns (the people working the room for votes) would run to the back of the room where the observers were standing and report their tally. The Yang and Buttigieg observers would then use some app on their phone, presumably to report these numbers to their campaign. None of that seems abnormal, Buttigieg's claim to victory is based on him winning by the equivalent of an exit poll.
- fullshark 7y ago
  Reporting bias, not every precinct has candidate support and the precincts with support are the ones most likely to report those numbers back to the campaign.
- claudeganon 7y ago
  Declaring victory under these circumstances is certainly abnormal. And moreso in Pete’s case since the group developing the app appear to have been paid by and in favor of his campaign. I don’t even think Sanders should’ve done this in response to Buttigeig.
dont__panic 7y ago
Feels very scummy of Pete to declare victory in the absence of data. He's basically taking advantage of the confusion to lay claim to some of the polling boost associated with a win. Not exactly a trait I desire in a president.
- claudeganon 7y ago
  The husband and brother in law of the app's CEO both work for Buttigieg. The brother in law was the one leaking PINs last night: https://twitter.com/pinkacreisnuts/status/1224603066613358592 https://twitter.com/pinkacreisnuts/status/122460306661335859... They seem pretty slimy all around.

sswaner 7y ago

In my precinct (suburb west of Des Moines) there were observers from the Buttigieg, Yang, Sanders, and Warren campaign. After the first tally, the precinct captains for the campaigns (the people working the room for votes) would run to the back of the room where the observers were standing and report their tally. The Yang and Buttigieg observers would then use some app on their phone, presumably to report these numbers to their campaign. None of that seems abnormal, Buttigieg's claim to victory is based on him winning by the equivalent of an exit poll.

fullshark 7y ago
Reporting bias, not every precinct has candidate support and the precincts with support are the ones most likely to report those numbers back to the campaign.
claudeganon 7y ago
Declaring victory under these circumstances is certainly abnormal. And moreso in Pete’s case since the group developing the app appear to have been paid by and in favor of his campaign. I don’t even think Sanders should’ve done this in response to Buttigeig.

dont__panic 7y ago

Feels very scummy of Pete to declare victory in the absence of data. He's basically taking advantage of the confusion to lay claim to some of the polling boost associated with a win. Not exactly a trait I desire in a president.

claudeganon 7y ago
The husband and brother in law of the app's CEO both work for Buttigieg. The brother in law was the one leaking PINs last night: https://twitter.com/pinkacreisnuts/status/1224603066613358592 https://twitter.com/pinkacreisnuts/status/122460306661335859... They seem pretty slimy all around.