Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumThe company that botched the Iowa caucus was formed only months ago
Its all fun and games until someones app messes up the Democratic Iowa caucus.
Before Monday's debacle, Shadow was merely a playful name. A small team of political technologists had given it to their company when it launched early last year, largely as a reference to their primary product: Lightrail, which is supposed to make moving data among different campaign tools easier. Light and Shadow, get it?
That might have been clever in a conference room. But now the name seems sinister. After problems with an app made by Shadow, the Iowa Democratic Party had to postpone announcing the results of Monday's caucus, throwing the presidential race into chaos, enraging Democrats and Republicans alike, and birthing a ton of conspiracy theories about hacking and other malicious interventions.
How could this have happened? At this early juncture, the Shadow situation seems like a testament to the faith that people place in technology and political insiders. Shadow incorporated only in September, meaning that a crucial piece of the Iowa caucus was in the hands of a company that was technically five months old. Despite serious warnings from experts, Iowas Democratic Party handed part of its election infrastructure to a highly networked start-up with a handful of engineers building an entirely untried app. The resulting mess shows the deeply interconnected nature of political operatives and the risks of chasing the newest new thing.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-company-that-botched-the-iowa-caucus-was-formed-only-months-ago/ar-BBZEsz4?li=BBnbfcN
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RhodeIslandOne
(5,042 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
33taw
(2,448 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(297,655 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Richard D
(8,763 posts). . . an Ivanka Trump company?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
former9thward
(32,081 posts)https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-02-04/clinton-campaign-vets-behind-2020-iowa-caucus-app-snafu
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
woodsprite
(11,924 posts)And their ties to Repubs, Russians, Kushners, Cambridge Analytica (or whatever their latest name is).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
former9thward
(32,081 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
madville
(7,412 posts)by someone from Obama's 2012 campaign.......
Looks like it's just a legitimate mess at this point.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
woodsprite
(11,924 posts)Or maybe theyre mainly marketing and idea people.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden