Democratic Primaries

brooklynite

(94,792 posts) Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:42 AM Feb 2020

It's being reported that the company who built the reporting app for Iowa...

...built one as well for Nevada.

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

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It's being reported that the company who built the reporting app for Iowa... (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2020 OP

Nevada better start ordering up paper ballots. Vinca Feb 2020 #1

I think the app is done. Time to call in the counts. 33taw Feb 2020 #2

Shadow Inc. known for their work for "progressive movements." wyldwolf Feb 2020 #3

they should have just hired the neighbor boy.. samnsara Feb 2020 #8

Supposedly true. They also said it cost $50K. Sure didn't get that much out of it. Frustratedlady Feb 2020 #4

That's an absurdly low bid for a system with these requirements Recursion Feb 2020 #6

Absolutely. It's probably run by non-technical people who "order" programmers to get... LAS14 Feb 2020 #9

Again - THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM... brooklynite Feb 2020 #5

Yeah, I agree, we need some high tech app here, gab13by13 Feb 2020 #7

Vinca

(50,318 posts)

1. Nevada better start ordering up paper ballots.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:44 AM

Feb 2020

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

33taw

(2,448 posts)

2. I think the app is done. Time to call in the counts.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:46 AM

Feb 2020

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

wyldwolf

(43,870 posts)

3. Shadow Inc. known for their work for "progressive movements."

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:46 AM

Feb 2020

They don't list the work they've done in the past as most app creators would.

https://shadowinc.io/

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

samnsara

(17,650 posts)

8. they should have just hired the neighbor boy..

Reply to wyldwolf (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 09:30 AM

Feb 2020

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

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

4. Supposedly true. They also said it cost $50K. Sure didn't get that much out of it.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:46 AM

Feb 2020

I think there is more to the story. You don't have that many totals to send on to headquarters, so how can you fail?

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

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

6. That's an absurdly low bid for a system with these requirements

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:57 AM

Feb 2020

Like, catastrophically low. If I were bidding this project out I would throw that one away because they clearly didn't read the scope of work.

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

LAS14

(13,783 posts)

9. Absolutely. It's probably run by non-technical people who "order" programmers to get...

Reply to Recursion (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 09:32 AM

Feb 2020

... it done in an absurdly short time frame. Reminds me of the launch of the ACA.

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

brooklynite

(94,792 posts)

5. Again - THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 08:47 AM

Feb 2020

Iowa HAD paper ballots. The breakdown in Iowa was with REPORTING the results.

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

gab13by13

(21,440 posts)

7. Yeah, I agree, we need some high tech app here,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 09:03 AM

Feb 2020

it must be really hard to figure out 1+1 = 2. I could almost program that.

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

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