Your next 2020 Democratic presidential primary thread: Now we're serious

yeah what a surprise that post is, fuck off Lunch

That's not true; the Dem could use a bat

Wow Morbs you’re really upset you got called out for reposting dumb tweets again? You’d think you’d have a thicker skin by now

It’s not a “conspiracy theory” to be mildly curious about why the Iowa caucuses failed to produce results for the 1st time ever due to an app from a company whose CEO is a Pete supporter and whose board is packed with Dem establishment figures, after which Pete declared victory

— David Klion🔥 (@DavidKlion) February 4, 2020

my new proposal for politics is that you're only allowed to go from private sector to politics exactly once

so politics -> private sector -> back to politics is verboten

extremely otm

I dont think “mild curiosity“ is moving hashtags right now tho

The one move rule wouldn't work here because the private sector and politics are so deeply entwined.

looks like i'm not the only "dumb" tweet poster

And it’s absolutely wild to hear people who went all in on Russiagate insist that there is nothing suspicious going on here. Literally not one of whom predicted anything like this would happen, btw.

— David Klion🔥 (@DavidKlion) February 4, 2020

from Warren's email just released

But there are a few things that we do know:

We know that people counted us out in Iowa for months — but we had a great night last night.
It's a tight three way race at the top.
And we're one of three candidates who will take home most of the delegates from Iowa — and we're feeling good.

the new narrative is a "tight three way race" apparently!

this is some storycrafting

Yeah good luck defining “private sector” without including law firms, consultancies, think tanks, etc

ACRONYM acquired Shadow, Inc.,

lol this is some James Bond shit

Things ran better under bosses. https://t.co/mClWXnJZ3B

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) February 4, 2020

QAnon is on it.

xp

That guy has a fire emoji in his twitter name, he must be a genius

how can I buy a fire emoji

fwiw my coworker who is professionally doing computer security practices is insanely skeptical that there were no malicious actors screwing around with the app

honestly, I'm wondering how easy it'd be to fuck with the Nevada race if they stick with using the same software. it's in the wild now!

do I collect ten proofs of purchase from the backs of Biden dolls

I guess what I am saying is, maybe I need a copy of the app tbh

mh, Harry Reid said it wouldn't, and that's that.

🐦[And it’s absolutely wild to hear people who went all in on Russiagate insist that there is nothing suspicious going on here. Literally not one of whom predicted anything like this would happen, btw.
— David Klion🔥 (@DavidKlion) February 4, 2020🕸]🐦

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Nevada is using the same app btw

Well, it's beta tested now at least

... insanely skeptical that there were no malicious actors screwing around with the app

That guy has a fire emoji in his twitter name, he must be a genius

maybe an arsonist

xp oh, 100%

never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence

^second quote in last 2 hours

ppl in the poli game like to combine the two

again, that's what they want me to think

The problem with the conspiracy theories is that there is a giant paper trail and an insane amount of witnesses since caucus voting isn't carried out in secret. It has nothing to do with thinking Pete is above it or anything.

it's hard enough to add working code to an app when it's your own app, never mind being a black hat and doing it

Yeah, years of working in tech have taught me that massive fuck ups like this are pretty much the norm, and way too much faith is placed in apps than is ever justified.

fresh

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EP0qm2tWsAYd8Fy?format=jpg&name=large

It's insane that Warren is so weak in NH

go bernie

it's hard enough to add working code to an app when it's your own app, never mind being a black hat and doing it

― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Tuesday, February 4, 2020 2:52 PM (seven minutes ago)

nah, just get a copy of the app that is logged in, be close enough to an organizer to borrow their phone for a moment to install a cert on it while you're presumably texting your mom, and then join it to your own "Official Caucus WiFi" access point. instant traffic interception

if the fact an organizer was about to read his script live on the air with CNN and the picture of a caucus paper spreadsheet that had a clearly labeled PIN code at the top are indicators, they gave people no training on security

i can't believe the pete guy who tweeted the PIN codes STILL hasn't deleted the tweets

when will yang drop out?
when will steyer drop out?
how the fuck does gabbard have 7% support in NH?

tbf Pete's campaign direction is "never ever admit you were wrong"

alfred can u really abide such nostalgia for machine days from internet richard nixon?

if the fact an organizer was about to read his script live on the air with CNN and the picture of a caucus paper spreadsheet that had a clearly labeled PIN code at the top are indicators, they gave people no training on security

― caucus fricked iowa account (mh), Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:03 PM (four minutes ago)

training people on security unfortunately does not guarantee that they won't do blatantly stupid things immediately afterwards

What do you mean, 16 year olds drive defensively all the time

re: the app

jfc. I'm not big on conspiracy theories, but it seems like the evidence is pretty overwhelming that election security is basically non-existent, and that there are ways in which people could mess with election results without requiring a ton of resources, and potentially turn elections if they had a ton of resources. I feel like we are all just trying to ignore it in part because if there have already been fraudulent elections in the past, then we are in over our heads already.

I really hope there is a full accounting of what the hell went on in Iowa, and quickly! I understand they need to get the count done ASAP and maybe there are unpatched holes in their system that they wouldn't want to reveal, but man, this is weak.

Why do you guys think it is that election security stories are never taken seriously? Is it just that the incumbents figure they were the beneficiaries of any shenanigans so they have no incentive to look into them?

Like wouldn't this stuff be top priority for our three-letter agencies?

this wasn't an election, it was a caucus

and US history is littered with fraudulent elections

Does NH have like a higher proportion of men than most states or something? It always seems to have this intense Weird Dude Energy w/r/t political shit