In perhaps the least surprising assessment of Democrat politics in history, a Des Moines Register headline today reads "Something smells in the Democratic Party." The editorial is about the caucus results from this week, which involved all sorts of great examples of democracy, such as missing precincts, coin-toss decisions, and a race separated by tiny numbers.

Citing the "whiff of impropriety" with all the shenanigans, the influential paper writes:

What 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.

The Iowa Democratic Party must act quickly to assure the accuracy of the caucus results, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The Sanders campaign has already raised some of this and is reviewing the results, but the party itself has refused a recount. Something the Register finds unacceptable:

First of all, the results were too close not to do a complete audit of results. Two-tenths of 1 percent separated Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. A caucus should not be confused with an election, but it’s worth noting that much larger margins trigger automatic recounts in other states.

Second, too many questions have been raised. Too 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. Too many of us, including members of the Register editorial board who were observing caucuses, saw opportunities for error amid Monday night’s chaos.

Impropriety among Democrats? Why, who has ever heard of such a thing?

At RedState, Moe Lane adds this little knife in Democrat backs:

Note that they’re calling for one only on the Democratic side, mostly because nobody who is fundamentally serious takes seriously the various conspiracy theories about the Republican caucuses.

That's right, Democrats. It's just you. You're the ones who can't keep the voting process secure and accurate. Republicans are, you better believe, not in the least bit surprised.