The widespread lack of faith in the Iowa results has shaken many Americans’ confidence in their electoral system. Democrats have proposed abolishing caucuses and ending Iowa’s time at the front of the presidential nominating calendar. Even as party officials scramble to contain the fallout, the full extent of the problems in Iowa is still not known. The Iowa Democratic Party released a list of 92 precincts on Sunday that it said were flagged as problematic by three presidential candidates — Mr. Sanders; Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind. Sean Bagniewski, the Democratic chairman of Polk County, which includes Des Moines, blamed state officials for neglecting the hard work of overseeing the caucuses.

Source: New York Times February 10, 2020 01:47 UTC