Many Iowa Democrats experienced unprecedented levels of disorganization at their local caucuses this year, due to the incompetence of party officials putting on the event. News stories of completely unstaffed precincts, coin flips, overcrowding, and possible rules violations have generated worries about the results. This issue has only been exacerbated by the extremely tight race that ultimately developed on the Democratic side.

The Sanders campaign has requested an opportunity to go through the results with the Iowa Democratic Party to resolve discrepancies and ensure accuracy. The IDP chair, Dr. Andy McGuire, declined, saying the results are final and Clinton is the winner. (Source)

Clinton may very well be the winner, but given the tight race, the extremely problematic way the caucuses were run, and the perceived ties between Clinton and Iowa Democratic Party insiders (including McGuire), we should ensure the transparency of election results and find out for sure. This is why we want to send a message to Dr. McGuire that sweeping this mess under the rug is not an acceptable course of action, and that it is in the best interest of the nation for the IDP to review the results with the Sanders campaign.