• rarbg@lemmy.zip
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    7 hours ago

    Good job the democrats alienating their base by trending right

    Ok, but

    Bernie could have beat that spastic in 2016.

    Bernie lost in the primaries, it’s our own fault (I voted for him…)

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      7 hours ago

      Bernie lost in the primaries

      DNC primaries are a joke. look at this last primary. oh wait we didn’t actually have a primary.

      they intentionally waited until the “primary” was over so that Biden could get the incumbent automatic primary votes and then let him drop out so they could rush in Kamala without having a real primary.

      i firmly believe if Democrats were not trying to game democracy this presidential cycle, DNC would have had a chance to beat Trump

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        6 hours ago

        they intentionally waited until the “primary” was over so that Biden could get the incumbent automatic primary votes and then let him drop out so they could rush in Kamala without having a real primary.

        If that was the case, they would have done it sooner. Kamala stepping in was definitely an unplanned, and unprecedented, move. It’s a huge risk to drop the incumbent in favor of somebody else.

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          i think it was perfectly timed

          a) after the primary was informally settled

          b) a couple weeks before the candidate was formally sworn in

          If that was the case, they would have done it sooner

          sooner and there may have been a real primary contest. too risky. they did it with just enough time to sort of “zerg rush” Kamala into the primary without giving anyone time to mount a meaningful attempt at the primary

          and unprecedented, move. It’s a huge risk to drop the incumbent in favor of somebody else.

          unprecedented, yes. it’s the first time in US history since we’ve been using the primary system that a candidate got the party nomination without a single vote being cast for them

          risky, also yes. but they (I think correctly) determined that Biden was a lost cause.

          so it was either a) go with the guy you know you’re gonna lose or b) go with someone you will probably lose with

          b is the logical choice