Des Moines Register asks for transparency over caucus results, "can't stomach whiff of...

[madfloridian]

impropriety."

Good for them, since they endorsed Hillary.

Strong article asking Dem party to be open and honest.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511138146

[ErisDiscordia]

1. I don't have any hope of it happening

but the threat will certainly make further improprieties much less likely, or at least, much less obvious.

[blm]

2. I'd like to see exact numbers, too, but DMR doesn't do anything for sake of journalistic integrity

since they lurched rightward in the last 2 decades.

Case in point - they showed ZERO concern for vote count when they declared Romney won in 2012, even though it turned out a week later that Santorum was actually robbed and robbed thanks to the GOP in charge of the vote count. DMR shrugged and said, "Oh well, nothing can really be done and it's no big deal, anyway." Now they feel it is time to be seen as noble when they THINK they may be able to spin the story to smear the Dem party?

Beware of DMR and their shows of 'integrity'. I'm sure you have seen how they operate over the years.

[madfloridian]

4. Yes, I am not advocating for the paper. But they are right about transparency.

[blm]

6. Yeah, with that paper there is always a qualifier that needs to be shared.

Even when they agree with me, I look for their actual motivation, and it usually has nothing to do with integrity.

[nenagh]

3. It's 2016 and most mobile devices have cameras...

Why not have each caucus chairman/lady take snapshots of the paper voter total that is called into HQ?

Did I not read that totals have to be signed off as correct by each candidate representative?

Maybe, being Canadian, there is something I don't understand.

[madfloridian]

5. There's a lot many of us don't understand.

You are not alone.

[nenagh]

7. Good luck, madfloridian...

You know, I've often thought that Bernie Sanders, deep in his heart...is a teacher...a very good teacher...

and over time, he's become so at ease in front of so many especially young people... he dialogues back and forth with them.

He admonishes gently..OK listen now...this is important..

He is a very fine man... my heart is with him...and I'm beyond baby boomer

Oh yes, I point out to my children..how empathetically Bernie taught his grandson to play baseball...

As Bernie pitches he always seemed to say...'bad ball...my fault' as the little guy is trying to hit the ball..

In many ways, that takes the immediate angst and pressure from his grandson..that he must hit the ball...really he is hearing that Grandad is making the mistake so the little one cannot feel a failure if he misses...

Lovely man..

[madfloridian]

8. A lot of good thoughts in your post.

I never noticed that about Bernie tossing the ball to his grandson. Great observation.

[madfloridian]

9. Anywhere else that margin would trigger a recount or recheck.