[Iowa-dx] Dem Caucus County analysis/possible errors on the DM Register site

[Kelley Putman]

Here is the Johnson County page for the Des Moines Register.  That is where 
I saw the error.  I just registered to send a comment to the DM Register.
http://data.desmoinesregister.com/election08/caucus/dems_results_precincts.php?countyfips=19103
Kelley



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hart, Holly J" <holly-hart@uiowa.edu>
To: "Kelley Putman" <kputman@mchsi.com>; "Iowa Greens Discussion List" 
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:33 AM
Subject: RE: [Iowa-dx] Dem Caucus County analysis/possible errors on the DM 
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The iowacaucusresults.com site has your precinct correctly counted.  Where 
is Johnson County's page?  I couldn't find it on the auditor's site ???


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Behalf Of Kelley Putman [kputman@mchsi.com]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [Iowa-dx] Dem Caucus County analysis/possible errors on the DM 
Register site

I went to the DM Register site.  Where did you find this list of stats (that 
was in your attachment)?  Did you compile them yourself from various pages 
at the site.

By the way, I went to Johnson County's precinct detail page and saw a 
glaring error for my precinct.

In my precinct tonight, Iowa City 09, 4 delegates went for Obama, 2 for 
Edwards and 1 for Clinton.  The webpage for our county has 5 delegates for 
Obama and 4 for Clinton for our precinct.

There was passionate anti-Clinton sentiment in our caucus and a loud cheer 
when it was announced that she had only one delegate.

I wonder if there are other errors in the tally.  Check your precincts. 
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=caucus
Click on your county.  One the page that appears, right below the county 
totals, click on the link for precinct-by-precinct details.

Kelley
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Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:31 PM
Subject: [Iowa-dx] Dem Caucus County analysis

I think it's interesting to look at the way the individual counties voted, 
looking for green-friendly areas. Of course, we have self-selected Democrats 
in this sample, an entire county might be 90% Republican and in that case, 
these results would not mean too much, but anyway...

>From data posted on the Des Moines Register web site Jan 3, 2008 
approximately 10 PM, with 92% of precincts reporting.

Summary:

Where Edwards was strong, he was really strong (nearly 60%)

Where Obama was weak, he was really weak. (barely 6%)

It's late, I spent too much time on this already, otherwise I'd do the 
republicans too.

Good night.