Startup Behind Faulty Iowa Election App Linked to Top Democrats
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The Iowa caucuses were a key test for the cottage industry building campaign and election technology for the Democratic Party headed into the 2020 election season. As chaos and recriminations erupted Monday night over problems in reporting results, it became painfully clear what failure could look like.
At the center of the storm was Shadow Inc., a little-known software company, and Acronym, a Democratic political operation that launched in 2017 to much fanfare on the promise it would help the party catch up to the Republicans in digital prowess.