DNC will recommend nixing the Iowa Democratic Party’s so-called “virtual caucusing” plan in the state, two sources familiar with the conversations tell NBCNews.
’s plan, Democrats in the state would have been offered six chances to"tele-caucus" in the days leading up to its first-in-the-nation caucus on February 3.
The plan came in response to a mandate from the DNC, which wanted to make caucusing easier following the 2016 Democratic primary process.but had been designed to make the Democratic caucuses more democratic and boost participation since not everyone has the time or ability to spend several hours of a specific evening attending an in-person caucus meeting.
Security, however, had been a major concern, although the Iowa Democratic Party's plan would have taken the precaution of requiring those who wanted to take part in the virtual caucus to pre-register as Democrats months in advance, despite the state's same-day voter registration.Maura Barrett is a 2020 campaign embed for NBC News.
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