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bigFab@lemmy.world
11 points

I just don’t get this. Does the fact that Biden pulled off 4 months before election mean he was never a candidate? 🤔 With that logic, if Trump quits now he is again forgiven as the oldest one? So, whole this news would be bullshit?

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golden_calf@lemmy.world
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Nope, Trump is his parties verified candidate which happens at the convention. Dems have not had their convention yet so Biden was not officially the candidate. Semantics, yes but technically true.

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Sunroc@lemmy.world
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That’s why reporters would say " presumptive nominee"

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dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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Plus I can’t recall if I’ve ever seen one of these parties entertain competition against an incumbent (or former president). In such cases, the party nomination is kinda/sorta a formality. This is why we have heard of zero alternative candidates from either the RNC or DNC.

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samus12345@lemmy.world
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Former presidents don’t normally run because they learn their lesson the first time they lose.

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Iheartcheese@lemmy.world
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The best kind of true.

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bigFab@lemmy.world
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Thanks 4 the info, now I get it 😆 American poliitics r beautiful 🤯

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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙼𝚎𝚘𝚠@programming.dev
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Trump was officially nominated by the RNC as their candidate. Biden hadn’t been nominated by the DNC yet, that was supposed to happen at the conference in a couple weeks. But now that he has pulled out, he will not be nominated and thus not be the official candidate.

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Empricorn@feddit.nl
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Does the fact that Biden pulled off 4 months before election mean he was never a candidate?

Correct. If I won Beauty Queen last year and stated my intention to run again this year, but then withdrew before I officially entered, you can’t say I won. You also can’t say I lost, I never actually entered.

The difference is the RNC already had their convention. Trump is their official Nominee, no matter what else happens…

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