Back in 2020 he was a supposed frontrunner struggling to look like one, fresh off a sluggish performance in the 2020 Iowa caucuses. He asked New Hampshire voters to help him flip the narrative and deliver him a comeback. He snarked back at critics, belittled a younger challenger and called one woman “a lying, dog-faced pony soldier” at a campaign event.
Then he skipped his own campaign party, headed to South Carolina, and finished a distant fifth in New Hampshire’s primary, faring worse than the former mayor of a midsized Midwestern city.
So…
Because Biden (who got whooped in NH last time) and the DNC decided NH can’t be first…
And when NH disagreed, Biden and his campaign threw a tantrum and said they’re not even running in the primary?
That sounds like some shit trump would do…
Is that the behavior you want from a president?
Or do you want something like:
He’s fucking stripping NH Dems from any say in the election because the state party wouldn’t kiss his ring and you act like it’s totally cool. Because come general, we literally have no other option but D.
Just like he went around Congress to “sell” weapons to Israel.
Just like any example of the last 40 years of happiness m insulting voters and reporters that dare question him.
I get he’s literally our only option, but at least be honest about who he is or it’s only going to keep getting worse.
They’re actively throwing out primaries, because it doesn’t matter if Biden loses.
Why aren’t you pissed?
Looking at the facts, 1) the incumbent is always going to sweep the primaries, period. 2) the parties do not even need to hold primaries, it’s a party function not a fed requirement. 3) We’ve already learned the DNC will operate the party however they see fit during Bernie and Clinton. Saying I’m “totally cool” is an exaggeration but I really don’t understand why the state wouldn’t simply move their date if they wanted the primary.
That’s the problem…
Because the states are in charge of when and how they determine delegates…
The state (whose decision it is) decided one thing.
Biden and the DNC (who have zero authority) wanted something else. When they didn’t get what they wanted, they took the entire states delegates away.
They’re punishing every registered Dem voter in NH and it will effect general turnout
I don’t know what you don’t understand, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to explain anything to you, so I’m going to save us both the hassle in the future.
The DNC is not a federal agency, it is private. A State may make their own decisions in comparison to private entities. If they wish to keep their primaries where they are and the DNC wants to have South Carolina first, what do you think is going to happen? They have authority over their own organization. If a State wants to go ahead with its own desires they do not get to force the DNC to bow to them just like they couldn’t force the RNC. I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding about how these entities interact and who holds what authority.
Me:
Moderates who don’t think it’s a problem:
The issue is that it’s a private entity that can do whatever they want and if people don’t do what they say, then a Republican wins.
What is complicated about that?
Why defend something that is obviously undemocratic just because that’s currently the way it is?
Go start your own party, with blackjack and hookers. Then you can decide who should run in the general for your party, by whatever means you see fit.
And I mean this sincerely. We desperately need more parties.