11 points
That would be correct. The debate and everything up to the DNC has been pure punditry. He was not an official candidate.
1 point
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I am confused if they aren’t candidates until they appear on the ballot. Then what do we call them in the meantime?
6 points
Someone said in another comment that Biden dropped before he was officially nominated, so technically, he was more like a candidate to be a candidate if I get it right
4 points
