Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Resigns After Caucus Chaos

Numerous problems and delays from the Iowa caucuses proved to be too much for the Iowa Democratic Party chairman to stay in his position.

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND DELAYSNUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND DELAYSFROM THE IOWA CAUCUSES PROVED TONUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND DELAYSFROM THE IOWA CAUCUSES PROVED TOBE TOOFROM THE IOWA CAUCUSES PROVED TOBE TOOBE TOOMUCH FOR IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYMUCH FOR IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYCHAIR TROY PRICE TO STAY IN THEMUCH FOR IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYCHAIR TROY PRICE TO STAY IN THEPOSITION.CHAIR TROY PRICE TO STAY IN THEPOSITION.POSITION.WITHIN THE PAST HOUR, HEWITHIN THE PAST HOUR, HEANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RESIGNING.ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RESIGNING.ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RESIGNING.POLITICAL DIRECTOR DAVE PRICEANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RESIGNING.POLITICAL DIRECTOR DAVE PRICEJOINS US....POLITICAL DIRECTOR DAVE PRICEJOINS US....POLITICAL DIRECTOR DAVE PRICEJOINS US....DAVE... .JOINS US....DAVE... .DAVE... .THE CRITICISM HAS BEENTHE CRITICISM HAS BEENWIDESPREAD BECAUSE OF THE THETHE CRITICISM HAS BEENWIDESPREAD BECAUSE OF THE THECAUCUS NIGHTTHE CRITICISM HAS BEENWIDESPREAD BECAUSE OF THE THECAUCUS NIGHTPROBLEMS.WIDESPREAD BECAUSE OF THE THECAUCUS NIGHTPROBLEMS.CAUCUS NIGHTPROBLEMS.PROBLEMS.LATE NIGHT COMICS HAVE MOCKEDLATE NIGHT COMICS HAVE MOCKEDTHE IOWA DEMOCRATICLATE NIGHT COMICS HAVE MOCKEDTHE IOWA DEMOCRATICPARTY...PARTYTHE IOWA DEMOCRATICPARTY...PARTYPARTY...PARTYACTIVISTS REALIZED SOMETHING HASACTIVISTS REALIZED SOMETHING HASTO CHANGE...TO CHANGE...TO CHANGE...AND THAT SOMETHING IS ITSAND THAT SOMETHING IS ITSAND THAT SOMETHING IS ITSLEADERSHIP.LEADERSHIP.PRICE WROTE A RESIGNATION LETTERPRICE WROTE A RESIGNATION LETTERTO THE PARTY'S RULING BODY...THEPRICE WROTE A RESIGNATION LETTERTO THE PARTY'S RULING BODY...THESTATETO THE PARTY'S RULING BODY...THESTATESTATECENTRAL COMMITTEE....IN THAT LETTER...HEIN THAT LETTER...HESTATED..."SERVING AS CHAIR OFIN THAT LETTER...HESTATED..."SERVING AS CHAIR OFTHE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYSTATED..."SERVING AS CHAIR OFTHE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYTHE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTYHAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATESTHAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATESTHONORS OF MY LIFE."HONORS OF MY LIFE."HE'S A DURANT NATIVE ANDHE'S A DURANT NATIVE ANDUNIVERSITY OF IOWAHE'S A DURANT NATIVE ANDUNIVERSITY OF IOWAGRADUATE....AND HAS WORKED FORHE'S A DURANT NATIVE ANDUNIVERSITY OF IOWAGRADUATE....AND HAS WORKED FORTWOUNIVERSITY OF IOWAGRADUATE....AND HAS WORKED FORTWOGRADUATE....AND HAS WORKED FORTWOTWODEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS AND TWODEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS AND TWOPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISFOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISLETTER..HE PUBLICLY DETAILS THEFOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISLETTER..HE PUBLICLY DETAILS THEWRATH AND THREATSLETTER..HE PUBLICLY DETAILS THEWRATH AND THREATSWRATH AND THREATSHE SAYS HIS STAFF RECEIVEDHE SAYS HIS STAFF RECEIVEDBECAUSE OF THE DEBACLE....BECAUSE OF THE DEBACLE....BECAUSE OF THE DEBACLE....PRICE WROTE QUOTE...ENDURINGPRICE WROTE QUOTE...ENDURINGPRICE WROTE QUOTE...ENDURINGTHREATS TO PERSONAL SAFETY,PRICE WROTE QUOTE...ENDURINGTHREATS TO PERSONAL SAFETY,TAUNTS, ANDTHREATS TO PERSONAL SAFETY,TAUNTS, ANDTAUNTS, ANDANGER FROM PEOPLE AROUND THEANGER FROM PEOPLE AROUND THEGLOBE, OUR STAFF WORKED IN AANGER FROM PEOPLE AROUND THEGLOBE, OUR STAFF WORKED IN APROFESSIONALGLOBE, OUR STAFF WORKED IN APROFESSIONALPROFESSIONALMANNER TO PRODUCE A FINALMANNER TO PRODUCE A FINALRESULT.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OFMANNER TO PRODUCE A FINALRESULT.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OFTHE WORK THEY DID INRESULT.

I AM INCREDIBLY PROUD OFTHE WORK THEY DID INTHE WORK THEY DID INTHOSE THREE DAYS.PRICE BLAMED A CODING ERROR FORPRICE BLAMED A CODING ERROR FORMUCH OF THE ISSUES ON CAUCUSPRICE BLAMED A CODING ERROR FORMUCH OF THE ISSUES ON CAUCUSNIGHT.MUCH OF THE ISSUES ON CAUCUSNIGHT.NIGHT.THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONALTHE DEMOCRATIC NATIONALCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A PHONETHE DEMOCRATIC NATIONALCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A PHONEAPP FROMCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A PHONEAPP FROMAPP FROMSHADOW, INC.THAT APP FAILED MISERABLY.PRECINCT LEADERS COMOPLAINEDPRECINCT LEADERS COMOPLAINEDTHEY COULDN'T GET ITPRECINCT LEADERS COMOPLAINEDTHEY COULDN'T GET ITDOWNLOAD...THEIRTHEY COULDN'T GET ITDOWNLOAD...THEIRTHEY COULDN'T GET ITDOWNLOAD...THEIRACCESS PINS DIDN'T WORK...ANDDOWNLOAD...THEIRACCESS PINS DIDN'T WORK...ANDDOWNLOAD...THEIRACCESS PINS DIDN'T WORK...ANDTHE BACKUP PHONE SYSTEM TO CALLACCESS PINS DIDN'T WORK...ANDTHE BACKUP PHONE SYSTEM TO CALLACCESS PINS DIDN'T WORK...ANDTHE BACKUP PHONE SYSTEM TO CALLINTHE BACKUP PHONE SYSTEM TO CALLININRESULTS GOT OVERLOADED WITH SORESULTS GOT OVERLOADED WITH SOMANY PEOLE CALILNG FROM THE 1700RESULTS GOT OVERLOADED WITH SOMANY PEOLE CALILNG FROM THE 1700PLUSMANY PEOLE CALILNG FROM THE 1700PLUSPLUSPRECINCTS.THE PARTY'S ACKNOWLEDGED RESULTSTHE PARTY'S ACKNOWLEDGED RESULTSIT EVENTUALLY POSTEDIT EVENTUALLY POSTEDON ITS WEBSITE CONTAINED ERRORS.ON ITS WEBSITE CONTAINED ERRORS.ALL OF THE PROBLEMS GOTALL OF THE PROBLEMS GOTALL OF THE PROBLEMS GOTMAGNIFIED BECAUSE OF THEALL OF THE PROBLEMS GOTMAGNIFIED BECAUSE OF THEINCREDIBLY CLOSERMAGNIFIED BECAUSE OF THEINCREDIBLY CLOSERINCREDIBLY CLOSERFINISH BETWEEN BERNIE SANDERSFINISH BETWEEN BERNIE SANDERSAND PETE BUTTIGIEG.AND PETE BUTTIGIEG.AND PETE BUTTIGIEG.BECAUSE OF THAT CLOSE FINISH ANDBECAUSE OF THAT CLOSE FINISH ANDBECAUSE OF THAT CLOSE FINISH ANDTHE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS...THEBECAUSE OF THAT CLOSE FINISH ANDTHE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS...THEPARTYTHE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS...THEPARTYPARTYPARTYCAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHICHCAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHICHCAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHICHCANDIDATE ACTUALLY WON.CANDIDATE ACTUALLY WON.PRICE WILL STAY ON AS CHAIRPRICE WILL STAY ON AS CHAIRUNTIL THE STATE CENTRALPRICE WILL STAY ON AS CHAIRUNTIL THE STATE CENTRALCOMMITTEE NAMES HIS INTERIMUNTIL THE STATE CENTRALCOMMITTEE NAMES HIS INTERIMCOMMITTEE NAMES HIS INTERIMREPLACEMENT ON SATURDAY.