Political faithful, news-obsessed people and Iowans alike were kept up all night this past Monday night and into Tuesday morning, as we all witnessed an unexpected dumpster fire.

That's right. The (strained) eyes of the nation were all on Iowa, as apparently the results of the highly anticipated caucuses were kept delayed because the app that caucus captains used to transmit caucus data allegedly crashed. Only 62% of the caucus results were released by the Iowa Democratic Party the following data, with, as of this article's publishing, the rest of the results still yet to be released.

And with the delays unsurprisingly comes the conspiracy theories. After a report that a Pete Buttigieg supporter's complaint about the inaccuracy of the highly coveted Des Moines Register poll caused the newspaper to not release the poll—and subsequently Buttigieg oddly claiming victory the night of the caucus—there is many speculation that Pete and his campaign has somehow orchestrated this.

Oh yeah, did I mention that the app that the Iowa Democrats used was created by a startup called Shadow, which campaign files show has donated numerously to Pete's campaign?

But let's spare the tinfoil hat wearing and political spin for a second.

Indeed, it hasn't been an easy night for anyone watching Iowa unfold, irregardless of what one might support or believe. What happened in Iowa was unacceptable, and reflects a mark of irresponsibility on the Iowa Democrats and disrespect to the Iowa electorate.

What happened in Iowa, however, has also brought about valid conversations of why Iowa is, after all, the first state in the nation to vote in presidential primaries & whether or not Iowa should switch to presidential primaries.

Demographically speaking, Iowa is not the most diverse state in the nation, nor is the second state, New Hampshire. Why hould these states, whose very own population does not reflect that of the broader American population, effectively decided the fate of the most important contests of our time?

Moreover, while the caucus process is fascinating, why does it have to be so complicated. There have been numerous complaints that most caucus sites are inaccessible, that they've been changed last minute in many precincts and caucus attendees have to spend well into the evening ensuring that their vote gets counted. While it may have been beneficial when Iowa begun its democratic process, it's increasingly becoming archaic in today's modern world.

The debacle in Iowa this week should be a wake-up call for all of those who insist America is the beautiful democracy that it is. If Iowa wants to maintain its pride in being the first state in the nation's presidential contests, then perhaps it should reconsider how it should conduct its elections, or modernize caucuses in a way that what happened on Monday night doesn't happen again.

Or, better yet, give the first dibs of the primaries to a better reflective representation of the country, such as Iowa's neighbor in Illinois, which is not only more racially diverse but also ideologically diverse in both the Democratic and Republican bases.

I completely understand the difficulty that comes with giving up tradition. But if we want presidential elections to become more exciting and less complicated, then maybe it's time to reconsider who goes first in presidential nominations and how states go about conducting elections in a more efficient and less complicated way.