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By ELIZA COLLINS<\/span><\/p>\n In a strongly worded editorial on Thursday, The Des Moines Register called on the Iowa Democratic Party to move quickly to prove that Monday’s results are correct.<\/p>\n The piece titled \u201cEditorial: Something smells in the Democratic Party,\u201d starts out: \u201cOnce again the world is laughing at Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n It gets sharper from there. \u201cWhat happened Monday night at the Democratic caucuses was a debacle, period. Democracy, particularly at the local party level, can be slow, messy and obscure. But the refusal to undergo scrutiny or allow for an appeal reeks of autocracy,\u201d the DMR reads. \u201cThe Iowa Democratic Party must act quickly to assure the accuracy of the caucus results, beyond a shadow of a doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n The editorial cites Clinton\u2019s razor-thin victory as too close \u201cnot to do a complete audit of results.\u201d<\/p>\n The newspaper editorial also said there were too many opportunities for error to arise. The editorial ends by calling on the state’s Democratic Party to \u201cwork with all the campaigns to audit results. Break silly party tradition and release the raw vote totals. Provide a list of each precinct coin flip and its outcome, as well as other information sought by the Register. Be transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cToo many accounts have arisen of inconsistent counts, untrained and overwhelmed volunteers, confused voters, cramped precinct locations, a lack of voter registration forms and other problems,\u201d the editorial reads. \u201cToo many of us, including members of the Register editorial board who were observing caucuses, saw opportunities for error amid Monday night\u2019s chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n