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===Controversy===

===Controversy===

:{{See also|Democrat_election_fraud#2020_Iowa_Caucus}}

:{{See also|Democrat_election_fraud#2020_Iowa_Caucus}}

Subsequent controversy about the failure of the Iowa caucus centered on the new app used by the Iowa Democratic Party for precinct managers to report results.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfQv6JL5d3E&t=234s</ref> This app, which was also slated to be used for the Nevada Democratic caucus, was developed by tech company Shadow, Inc., which in turn was launched by a SuperPAC called Acronym.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/02/05/acronym-group-behind-shadow/</ref> It is clear that senior members within the DNC were involved with both groups.  Former Clinton campaign chairman [[Robby Mook]] vetted the app for the Democratic party,<ref>https://pjmedia.com/election/hoo-boy-hillarys-campaign-manager-was-involved-with-that-disastrous-iowa-caucus-app/</ref> and Acronym CEO Tara McGowan is a former journalist and [[Obama for America]] operative.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2020/02/06/group-that-sabotaged-iowa-caucus-begun-by-billionaire-backer-of-alabama-false-flag-campaign/</ref>  Acronym was founded by billionaire Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/linkedin-founder-reid-hoffman-spends-millions-to-grow-democracy</ref>  Hoffman funded Project Birmingham, a covert voter suppression and [[fake news]] campaign based on the Russian model during the dirty 2017 [[Doug Jones]]/[[Roy Moore]] [[Alabama]] Senate race.  Obama crony [[David Plouffe]] sits on the board of Acronym.<ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/02/04/hoo-boy-reading-this-damning-thread-from-lee-fang-about-pete-buttigieg-and-shadow-inc-its-no-wonder-mayorcheat-is-trending/</ref>

Subsequent controversy about the failure of the Iowa caucus centered on the new app used by the Iowa Democratic Party for precinct managers to report results.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfQv6JL5d3E&t=234s</ref> This app, which was also slated to be used for the Nevada Democratic caucus, was developed by tech company Shadow, Inc., which in turn was launched by a SuperPAC called Acronym.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/john-s-2/2020/02/05/acronym-group-behind-shadow/</ref> It is clear that senior members within the DNC were involved with both groups.  Former Clinton campaign chairman [[Robby Mook]] vetted the app for the Democratic party,<ref>https://pjmedia.com/election/hoo-boy-hillarys-campaign-manager-was-involved-with-that-disastrous-iowa-caucus-app/</ref> and Acronym CEO Tara McGowan is a former journalist and [[Obama for America]] operative.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2020/02/06/group-that-sabotaged-iowa-caucus-begun-by-billionaire-backer-of-alabama-false-flag-campaign/</ref>  Acronym was founded by billionaire oligarch [[Reid Hoffman]], founder of LinkedIn.<ref>https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/04/linkedin-founder-reid-hoffman-spends-millions-to-grow-democracy</ref>  Hoffman funded Project Birmingham, a covert voter suppression and [[fake news]] campaign based on the Russian model during the dirty 2017 [[Doug Jones]]/[[Roy Moore]] [[Alabama]] Senate race.  Obama crony [[David Plouffe]] sits on the board of Acronym.<ref>https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2020/02/04/hoo-boy-reading-this-damning-thread-from-lee-fang-about-pete-buttigieg-and-shadow-inc-its-no-wonder-mayorcheat-is-trending/</ref>

There are also ties between these two groups and Buttigieg's presidential campaign. FEC records show Buttigieg for America, the candidate's SuperPAC, paid $42,000 to Shadow Inc.; moreover, McGowan's spouse is a senior advisor to Buttigieg's campaign. These connections have fueled speculation that the vote-counting problems associated with the caucus were not in fact accidental, but part of a deliberate effort by the DNC leadership to prevent Sanders from gaining momentum from a victory. As seven of the previous nine winners of the Iowa caucus have gone on to win the Democratic nomination, a clear Sanders win would have given his campaign a serious boost, and many senior Democratic Party officials have expressed concern that an openly socialist candidate would have no chance at winning the general election. As further evidence of a "fix," it was noted that three of the delegates awarded to Buttigieg (who won by a margin of only two delegates) were chosen by a coin toss.<ref>https://twitter.com/awzurcher/status/1224533900946485250</ref>

There are also ties between these two groups and Buttigieg's presidential campaign. FEC records show Buttigieg for America, the candidate's SuperPAC, paid $42,000 to Shadow Inc.; moreover, McGowan's spouse is a senior advisor to Buttigieg's campaign. These connections have fueled speculation that the vote-counting problems associated with the caucus were not in fact accidental, but part of a deliberate effort by the DNC leadership to prevent Sanders from gaining momentum from a victory. As seven of the previous nine winners of the Iowa caucus have gone on to win the Democratic nomination, a clear Sanders win would have given his campaign a serious boost, and many senior Democratic Party officials have expressed concern that an openly socialist candidate would have no chance at winning the general election. As further evidence of a "fix," it was noted that three of the delegates awarded to Buttigieg (who won by a margin of only two delegates) were chosen by a coin toss.<ref>https://twitter.com/awzurcher/status/1224533900946485250</ref>