• vordalack@lemm.ee
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    16 days ago

    They ran Harris thinking she would win based on her demographics. The DNC needs to learn that not everyone wants a black/LGBTQ/woman/etc candidate that just runs on their race/gender/sexuality.

    They want someone that’s competent that will campaign on policies that will make their lives better. The DNC has moved so far away from the working class that the RNC, the party of wealthy creeps, has them.

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      16 days ago

      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
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        16 days ago

        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.

    • LustyArgonian@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      They ran Harris because she was the only candidate they could justify shoehorning in without a primary, since she’s VP.

      Why they didn’t want to run a primary is a great question. Probably cost and time, and name recognition. Studies show that often the candidate with the most name recognition wins. There’s wasn’t enough time to tell every person in America a brand new person’s name.

      But usually VPs don’t do well when they run as president. Imo Dems are just trying to avoid another Bernie Sanders situation - a leftist with an authentic campaign and people who genuinely like them. More than anything, they gotta stop real progress in this country.

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        16 days ago

        They lost the general because they refused to hold a legitimate primary. This wouldn’t of happened. They haven’t run a real primary since 2008 and look at how hard Obama won in a landslide after competing in a deep field of qualified and competent candidates.

      • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social
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        16 days ago

        Imo Dems are just trying to avoid another Bernie Sanders situation - a leftist with an authentic campaign and people who genuinely like them

        100% this is why. They didn’t want any internal pressure for progressive policies or a public platform to voice them.