Democratic strategists are still patting themselves on the back for a catastrophic defeat.

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The DNC hasn’t had a real primary since 2008. That’s the real problem.

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Aw jeez, can we get off the cheap ‘primary’ diversion? If Mr Trump dies of congestive heart failure on day 207 from an astounding number of big macs, you also don’t get a primary to choose the next American president OR HIS VP.

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It’s hardly a diversion. As stupid a choice as Trump is, he was still viewed by voters as their pick. While the Republican party is held hostage to the populist Trump and his supporters, the DNC won’t even let voters participate in the selection of candidates. Can you really say that Biden won a normal primary (coming from behind as other candidates strategically dropped out)? Would you say Harris was selected by voters at all? Did Clinton’s bailing out of the DNC in 2016 not register with you?

I understand why voters haven’t been that excited about the Democrats for over a decade.

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Yup the only Dem I voted for president instead of holding my nose voting against the Republican was Obama. Clinton, Kerry, Biden, Harris all sucked.

Obama barely won the primary against Clinton and she made sure that wouldn’t happen again with Bernie.

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the DNC won’t even let voters participate in the selection of candidates.

Can you stop with the nonsense? You just made that up out of nothing. You know the DNC is not a person right? Every primary works exactly the same. The voters elect the delegates who chose both the candidate and the DNC membership.

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No, the negligence goes that far back. You don’t get what happened at that debate over night. They should have announced he wasn’t running again in 2023 and allowed a proper primary.

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Hey, at least the incumbent didn’t roll over and withdraw from the race last second in 2012 🙄

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If you think Harris lost badly, Biden would have set ratio records.

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This loss is largely on Brandon for stroking his limp dick far, far too long.

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