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Iowa Precinct Captain Describes Caucus Chaos

Caucus participant at Central Campus High School raise their hands to be counted. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
Caucus participant at Central Campus High School raise their hands to be counted. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Darryl Brackeen Jr. (@dbrackeen), a precinct captain who worked on behalf of the Joe Biden campaign at Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, describes how complicated it was to report results.

The state Democratic Party says a technical glitch with a smartphone app led to a delay in declaring who won the caucuses.

 

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