Update: Henry Gomez of BuzzFeed News says that a Biden aide tells him that CNN's report is false:
“That is 100% false, and checking with people before reporting rumors about them is an underrated practice," a Biden aide tells me. https://t.co/HpHGddwKJc
— Henry J. Gomez (@HenryJGomez) February 4, 2020
Original Post: Results from the Iowa caucuses are still missing in action, and voters everywhere are waiting on the edge of their seats. The Democrats are avoiding addressing the technology malfunction head-on. Allegedly, the majority of results out of Iowa should be released by 5p.m. today. Given the absurd waiting period, it is unclear if this 5p.m. target will even be met.
The delay in results has caused a stir among all the presidential campaigns, and has caused many to question the legitimacy of the results. The DNC has assured voters and those following the election that the technological errors were not due to a cyber security breach:
BREAKING: #Iowa Dem Party Statement says “inconsistencies” in reporting behind delay... “the app did not go down... will simply take time” pic.twitter.com/5fhat4ZrhK
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) February 4, 2020
In response, former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign is allegedly floating the idea of filing an injunction against the full release of the Iowa caucus results, questioning the legitimacy of the results:
CNN's John King reports that the Biden campaign may seek a court injunction to halt this afternoon’s release of the Iowa Caucus results.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 4, 2020
Before the Iowa results are released, Biden's campaign is questioning the integrity of the results. pic.twitter.com/nkr83ZE5fD
Per CNN just now, Biden campaign reportedly mulling seeking court injunction to halt this afternoon’s partial release of Iowa results. #IowaCaucuses #Election2020 #IowaCaucuses2020 pic.twitter.com/O6cEJZgFZA
— Andrew H. Scott (@CommissionerKY) February 4, 2020
New: Biden campaign stopped using the app responsible for the confusion surrounding Iowa's results due to concerns about product's security, reliability.
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) February 4, 2020
"Our IT team expressed security concerns about it, and it ultimately did not pass our cybersecurity checklist..”
If filed, this injunction would be a blow to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the caucus process as a whole, from the Biden campaign.
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