Chuck Ross via the Daily Caller
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The Iowa Democratic party chair who is refusing to
release raw vote totals from Monday’s state caucuses is a long-time Hillary
Clinton supporter who donated to the politician’s various campaigns and who
reportedly drives a Buick with the license plate “HRC 2016.”
* WHY DOES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR HAVE THE OPTION OF
REFUSING TO RELEASE RAW VOTE TOTALS...?!?!
Dr. Andrea “Andy” McGuire has shot down calls to review
vote tallies from Monday’s contest despite Clinton’s razor-thin win over
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The former secretary of state squeaked by the
democratic socialist, hauling in 49.9% of state delegate equivalents versus
Sanders’ 49.6%.
* FOLKS... WHAT LEGITIMATE OBJECTION CAN THERE BE TO A
REVIEW OF VOTE TALLIES, TO PUBLICIZING THE RAW VOTE TOTALS?
The Clinton campaign claimed complete victory in the
caucuses on Tuesday despite the close vote. But others, including the Sanders
campaign, are questioning the outcome, citing paperwork irregularities and coin
flips that awarded county delegates in some precincts.
* AAH, YES... THOSE COIN FLIPS THAT ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH
STATISTIC PROBABILITY KNOWS ARE WAY, WAY, WAY OUT OF THE NORM...
(*SHRUG*)
In a column published in the Des Moines Register on
Thursday, the paper’s editorial board called Monday’s caucuses a “debacle” and
said that a complete audit was in order.
“First of all, the results were too close not to do a
complete audit of results,” reads the article, entitled “Something smells in
the Democratic party.”
“Two-tenths of one percent separated Bernie Sanders and
Hillary Clinton. A caucus should not be confused with an election, but it’s
worth noting that much larger margins trigger automatic recounts in other
states,” the editorial reads.
The paper called on McGuire, who once ran unsuccessfully
for lieutenant governor, to embrace transparency by releasing raw vote totals.
“So her path forward is clear: Work with all the
campaigns to audit results. Break silly party tradition and release the raw
vote totals. Provide a list of each precinct coin flip and its outcome, as well
as other information sought by the Register. Be transparent,” the editors
write, noting that the Sanders campaign is reviewing precinct tallies and
claims to have found irregularities.
But McGuire, the former president of Meridian Health, has
so far resisted calls for a review of the vote.
(*SNORT*)
“The answer is that we had all three camps in the
tabulation room last night to address any grievances brought forward, and we
went over any discrepancies. These are the final results,” she told the
Register.
* FOLKS... WE'VE ALL SEEN THE VIDEOS. THE TABULATION
ROOMS WERE A FREE-FOR-ALL WHERE PARTY "LEADERSHIP" RAN ROUGHSHOD OVER
CAUCUS PARTICIPANTS.
There’s plenty of reason to question McGuire’s
objectivity, however. A Daily Caller analysis of federal campaign finance
records shows that McGuire has contributed $7,139 to Clinton’s campaigns over
the years.
On Dec. 29, 2008 she donated to Hill PAC, a political
action committee set up for Clinton.
On Sept. 30, 2007 McGuire gave $2,300 to Clinton’s
presidential campaign.
She donated $588.80 to the campaign on June 27, 2007.
And on June 7, 2005, McGuire gave $4,000 to Clinton’s
Senate campaign.
* I'D LOVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH MCGUIRE GIVES TO CHARITY...
(*SMIRK*)
According to a 2007 New York Times article, McGuire
hosted a fundraiser for Clinton at her Des Moines home. McGuire, who claimed
that she would be objective when she took over the Iowa Democratic party last
year, has also reportedly put her affection for Clinton on public display.
According to a 2014 Des Moines Register article, the former physician drives a
Buick with a license plate that reads: “HRC 2016.”
McGuire did not return a request for comment. Nor did the
Sanders campaign.
* FOLKS... IF SANDERS THROWS THE DEBATE TONIGHT... YOU'LL
KNOW THE FIX IS IN.
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