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Biden calls his decision to step aside from 2024 race a matter of defending democracy(www.cnn.com)

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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but this is the best way it could have happened

The best way was this happening a year ago so we could have a primary…

But you don’t think Dem voters should have had a say?

I’m a lot more democratic than you apparently…

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Looks like we’re back in full “you can’t criticize the Democrats at all or you’re a Russian troll” territory. I hate this sycophancy.

I’m with you on this one. The Democrats have been skirting democracy to the best of their ability for years. I’m glad we’ve got a better chance of defeating Trump now, but I’m unwilling to concede the democratic process of nominating candidates. If we celebrate this fucked up process instead of holding their feet to the fire, they’re just going to learn that actually they don’t need to bother involving the people at all. We cannot give a single inch to the plutocrats at the top.

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solsangraal@lemmy.zipOP
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LOL good job parroting fox news’s desperate “bIdEn ChEaTeD tHe DeMs!!!” talking points. i’ll bet you’re doing it for free too.

news flash-- biden isn’t running, and you could have voted for anyone you wanted in the primary. so this entire “debate” about biden’s shoulda/woulda/coulda, while entertaining to obliterate people in, is getting the tankie position exactly nowhere

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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What?

So if Faux News says we didn’t get a real primary…

We have to lie and say we did?

That’s Trumper logic man

Have fun with that.

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and you could have voted for anyone you wanted in the primary.

In my state (and others) Biden was the only Dem on the primary ballot…

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solsangraal@lemmy.zipOP
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LOL why weren’t you and the apparently millions of other like minded yous mobilizing to either get someone else on the ballot, or writing in someone else?

or were you just accepting what you were told to, like you’re accusing everyone else of doing now?

again–what do you think you’re going to accomplish with all of these sad desperate dEmScHeAtEd attacks? making people not vote now?

have fun with that

btw: voter registrations for 18-34 year olds surged AFTER harris became the nominee. that means people are registering specifically to vote for harris. does that grind your gears? LOL

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