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Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez’s demand for an audit reignited criticism of the Iowa Democratic caucus.
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez’s demand for an audit reignited criticism of the Iowa Democratic caucus.
Reports placed some blame for the Iowa caucus chaos on prank calls that were organized on sites such as Reddit and 4chan, but some readers inferred that those calls were the cause of it all.
After Iowa’s messy primary caucus, attention turned to upcoming caucuses in 2020 — markedly fewer in number than 2016.
As the first Democratic primary event spiraled into chaos and coin flips, social media users blamed campaigns and post-2016 reforms for the bizarre series of events.
A Twitter spokesperson said the debunked claim did not suppress voting because it did not list the wrong date.