Ex-Iowa congressman who planned Democratic caucuses calls DNC Chair Tom Perez 'Pontius Pilate,' blames him for 'mess'

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Dave Nagle pinned blame for the chaotic caucus on the DNC chairman and said Iowa Democrats were 'bushwhacked by a bad system.'

A former Iowa congressman involved with planning the state's 2020 caucuses has reportedly started referring to the Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez by the nickname"Pontius Pilate."

"Ultimately this is the national chairman's mess. He is the one who asked us to do it," he said."We tried to do it. We got bushwhacked by a bad system, and now we are trying to clean up." The Democratic National Committee and Iowa Democrats have also been contacted for comment. This article will be updated with any response.on Sunday, Perez said he was not the"boss" of Iowa Democratic Party chairman Troy Price, arguing that it was not the DNC's responsibility to"micromanage every element of the administration of elections.

The DNC chairman called for a recanvass of the Iowa caucuses last week after technical problems amid the Monday contest caused a severe delay in the release of results and concerns about their accuracy.

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