The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party submitted his resignation on Wednesday, following the backlash that ensued when results of the Iowa caucuses were delayed last week due to 'coding issues' with the state's new reporting app.
"The fact is that Democrats deserved better than what happened on caucus night. As chair of this party, I am deeply sorry for what happened and bear the responsibility for any failures on behalf of the Iowa Democratic Party," Price said in his resignation letter.
For years, elected officials, pundits and voters across the nation have questioned Iowa's status as the election season's first nominating contest because of the caucuses' lack of transparency and complicated rules. Many critics, including former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, have also cited Iowa's the lack of diversity as a prohibitive factor.
Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party Troy Price speaks about the technical issues that delayed the Iowa Democratic caucuses results during a news conference at the Iowa Events Center, Feb. 4, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.Responding to mounting pressure to modernize the process, the Iowa Democratic Party initially proposed using virtual caucuses, but that was nixed by the Democratic National Committee in August 2019.
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