Clinton Campaign Decries Fuzzy Math of Nevada CaucusesKaren Hicks Karen Hicks is a Democratic political operative specializing in campaign field strategy and organization. After attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hicks held positions in a variety of political organizations and campaigns, including Executive Director , a senior advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. to Hillary Clinton, argued in a conference call just now that the the Nevada caucus system ran on a fuzzy math Not to be confused with fuzzy logic. Fuzzy math (also called "reformed math", "whole math", "constructivist math" or "new-new math") is an educational approach to the teaching of basic mathematics for children. that worked against her candidate. "If you think Iowa was a little bit screwy screw·y adj. screw·i·er, screw·i·est Slang 1. Eccentric; crazy. 2. Ludicrously odd, unlikely, or inappropriate. screw ," she said, before explaining that in some cases, a greater number of caucusgoers resulted in the allotting of less delegates than a fewer number of caucusgoers would. She said "The formula is not all linear," and "it's not intuitive to try and figure out." The Clinton campaign seems to be trying to lower expectations by stressing that the caucus rules undercut what Hicks referred to as Clinton's "popular support." The campaign has been especially critical of a court ruling allowing at-large caucus sites in casinos. The decision permits members of the Culinary Workers Union, which has endorsed Barack Obama, to caucus during work breaks, "It's been very challenging to build a base of support," Hicks said. While the Obama campaign characterized the lawsuit against the at-large sites as an attempt at voter suppression Voter suppression is a form of electoral fraud and refers to the use of governmental power, political campaign strategy, and private resources aimed at suppressing (i.e. reducing) the total vote of opposition candidacies instead of attempting to change likely voting behavior by by groups considered supportive of Clinton, Bill Clinton, Bill (William Jefferson Clinton), 1946–, 42d President of the United States (1993–2001), b. Hope, Ark. His father died before he was born, and he was originally named William Jefferson Blythe 4th, but after his mother remarried, he assumed the Clinton has charged that he has personally seen efforts of voter suppression by Obama supporters. When Howard Wolfson, the campaign's communications director, was asked whether the former president had reported those serious charges to Democratic Party or election law authorities, Wolfson said he had not yet spoken with the former president about what he alleges he had seen. "I haven't talked to the president since he made those comments, it's a fair question," said Wolfson. 
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