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Still, I think Democrats made a mistake clearing the field in 2016. I even think Clinton’s campaign made a mistake clearing the field in 2016. Coronation isn’t a good look for anyone, and voters don’t like the feeling that someone is trying to make their choice for them. My guess is Clinton would’ve still won in a larger field, but the win would have felt more earned, more legitimate. And if she lost — if, unlike Sanders, Biden had decided the American people had not yet heard enough about the damn emails, and had run hard on them, and had taken Clinton down — Democrats might have been saved a debacle.
The reason it’s unwise for the party to try to decide as firmly and as early as Democrats did in 2016 is the party doesn’t have very good information that far before a general election. Candidates who look strong prove weak. Voters who seem satisfied prove restive. Competitive primaries surface unexpected information. If we’ve learned nothing else, it’s that political elites shouldn’t be so arrogant as to assume they can predict future elections.
The 2016 Democratic primary wasn’t rigged by the DNC, and it certainly wasn’t rigged against Sanders. But Democratic elites did try to make Clinton’s nomination as inevitable, as preordained, as possible. And the party is still managing the resentment that engendered in voters. “Once somebody doesn’t trust you,” sighs Buckley, the New Hampshire Democratic chair, “it’s very hard to get that trust back.”
So you don’t see any similarities?
When did he attack her after she want the primary? Was it before or after he was campaigning for her? and did more than she actually did to win herself votes
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto People Twitter@sh.itjust.works•Any day now Joe, c'mon man!34·10 months agothey were biased so politics and other comms hate to do the right thing and ban them
His bias was saying he looked for negative Biden news. Which would have been perfectly okay if a republican
Isn’t that what everyone keeps getting angry at users doing to Biden?
And thinking it was a good idea to have trump get air time
At least gore had a chance until he got rat fucked by the Supreme Court and his opponents brothers state
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto politics @lemmy.world•DeSantis orders Florida National, State Guard members to Texas border2·1 year agoTrue but still 2nd to Texas. At least until they also have an AG only in power to avoid prison or other charges
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto politics @lemmy.world•DeSantis orders Florida National, State Guard members to Texas border141·1 year agoTexas has the shitest state government of them. Who also love to grandstand the most
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto Technology@lemmy.world•Exploring Reddit’s third-party app environment 7 months after the APIcalypseEnglish11·1 year agoIt got an exception so Reddit could look accessibility friendly as they attempt to make their app compliant
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•At The Hague, Israel Mounted a Defense Based in an Alternate RealityEnglish172·1 year agoIt angers those that are pro idf
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Germany says will intervene at The Hague on Israel’s behalf, blasts genocide chargeEnglish314·1 year agoPointing out their genocidal actions make you a hamas supporter?
Also why would anyone be surprised that’s how Isreal explains their actions in the region? Of course they aren’t going to say they are doing it on purpose
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto Not The Onion@lemmy.world•School district bans the dictionary to comply with Ron DeSantis’s book-ban lawEnglish1·1 year agoWhich is why they added exceptions for it after people got it removed.
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com•Mangadex and Batoto extensions have been removed due complaints from copyright holdersEnglish1·1 year agoAnd i guess their sub. Went there to try and find any info and the top mod just nuked it all. Even the release support post
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Calls for ‘Giant Dome’ to Protect the US ‘From a Hostile Source’2·1 year agoNo one ever thought he was elected to read lol
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Saudi Arabia interested in Israel normalisation deal after warEnglish5·1 year agoBoth seem to treat journalists very similarly
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•One in 100 people in Gaza has been killed since October 7English81·1 year agoOr that it can’t be because they didn’t immediately kill everyone
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•Israel says Gaza fighting could last a year, amplifying fears of regional war12·1 year agoHe’d help them go even harder
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto World News@lemmy.world•Red Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170%English2·1 year agoWhile blaming everything else for why they are cutting the workforce to increase profits even higher
Goferking0@ttrpg.networkto News@lemmy.world•American Unions Long Backed Israel. Now, Some Are Protesting It.5·1 year agoPlus it’s not like anyone is really supportive of those terrible governments either.
No cause he’s also gonna ban evs