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DNC Announces Plans to Learn Nothing from This (thehardtimes.net)

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[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They ran Harris because she was the only viable option when it was clear that Biden was not. They did not run Harris thinking she would win at all, they ran her out of desperation because the incumbent was flatlining. It was not a choice, and it certainly was not one based on demographics. It was a “Hail Mary” and it failed as it was likely to do from the outset, and everyone who was paying attention knew that, yet had no choice but to hope for the best.

[–] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

lol, you believe this? I don’t find it hard to believe that they put Biden though a primary, just to have him drop out…

IMO running Harris was the plan from the beginning. You know, which was kind of the problem, hijacking the primary.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

To use your own words, you believe that?

This was not a grand conspiracy geez. Biden's "primary" was perfunctory because we learned you never primary the incumbent. If he didn't perform badly at the debate he probably wouldn't have dropped out.

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lol, you believe this?

Do I believe that about four months ago the Democratic Party made a desperate move to replace the incumbent candidate and there were very few viable options at the time? Yes, I believe that, because we just went through it about four months ago. It’s pretty much political suicide to withdraw an incumbent candidate. You don’t plan that from the beginning, because that would be a stupid plan. It was very likely “planned” as in “plan B,” but it’s kind of idiotic to think that it was plan A. The primary was not hijacked, the incumbent is always the candidate. Primaries are always a formality for the incumbent party.

[–] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lol. And the DNC didn’t shill for Hilary Clinton in 2016 over Bernie Sanders

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nope, that DID happen. But you are ignoring the obvious reality in this case.

[–] Rutty@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Please, you’re ignoring that the very obvious deduction that DNC didn’t want an open primary.

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

And you’re ignoring history and the way the parties have always worked when they have the incumbent