“Editorial: Something smells in the Democratic Party”

Des Moines Register:

Once again the world is laughing at Iowa. Late-night comedians and social media mavens are having afield day with jokes about missing caucusgoers andcoin flips.

That’s fine. We can take ribbing over our quirky process. But what we can’t stomach is even the whiff of impropriety or error.

What happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period. Democracy, particularly at the local party level, can be slow, messy and obscure. But the refusal to undergo scrutiny or allow for an appeal reeks of autocracy.

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