Iowa Democrats hosted a conference call with campaigns tonight. The call became very heated. Sources say the party hung up on the campaigns, as campaigns pressed for more info about the data issues, and when they would receive more data/results.
The Iowa presidential caucuses were thrown into chaos late Monday after the state Democratic Party said it found"inconsistencies," delaying results and causing widespread confusion across the state.
"We found inconsistencies in the reporting of three sets of results. In addition to the tech systems being used to tabulate results, we are also using photos of results and a paper trail to validate that all results match and ensure that we have confidence and accuracy in the numbers we report," said Mandy McClure, the state party's communications director.
"This is simply a reporting issue. The app did not go down, and this is not a hack or an intrusion. The underlying data and paper trail is sound and will simply take time to further report the results," McClure added. The state party had earlier said it was carrying out"quality control checks, making sure the numbers are accurate."The state party hosted a conference call with the campaigns sometime after 11 p.m. ET, but sources confirmed that party leaders hung up as campaign officials pressed for more information about the various reporting issues and when they would receive more data and results. The call became very heated, sources said.
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