The IDP has told us how to see our precinct's results on the internets.  This is a major step toward verifying the integrity of the caucus mathematics.  The site is http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/

 Right now the site is blank, and I can't actually tell how it will work on Thursday.  But here's my plan–

I intend to get someone who is not at the church where we'll be caucussing to 

watch the website linked above.  That person will send a text message to my 

cell phone as soon as the website shows the results we have phoned in. The message will tell us how we voted (as if we didn't already know!)

 Then we at the caucuss can be assured that the phone system has gotten our message.  All the candidates will have the raw data in hand as well. We won't have to wonder if anyone is massaging the data.

 I thank the Iowa Democrats for developing this reporting system. I have high hopes for it.  All vote counting should be aggregated in public like this.  Next June and next November every precinct should be reported to a website as soon as each county can possibly do it–surely before midnight.  What's on the website should also be hanging in the window back at the polling places.  Vote in secret, but tally the votes in public. 

The Republican precinct poll could be as open as this, too.  Will it be?