There was no need whatsoever for an app. It’s a bad method for this purpose; it’s insecure; it’s not easy to get these things right. Plus it has no advantage to existing methods. I don’t know if it’s better to think this was grift or incompetence. (Yes, yes why not both
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This interview defending the app! It’s so wrong! No wonder it’s crashing. These people didn’t know what they were doing. They didn’t ask people who would tell the truth. I guess some contractors made some money—at great cost to trust in election integrity.https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/795906732/despite-election-security-fears-iowa-caucuses-will-use-new-smartphone-app …
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I actually think the “rigged election” storyline will backfire on these oddly endearing stories. Ppl working hard to make sg work against tech that’s supposed to make everything so much easier, but it somehow doesn’t.
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It's handed Trump's team talking points on a platter. "Dems can't even run their own election. How can they run the country?" This will go down alongside the Dukakis in a tank.
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Who? Hahaha
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It’s not incompetence, it’s the Mook factor
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