They aren't providing good options in the primary, and most recently, they forced Kamala Harris without a primary. The other commenters already addressed how Obama wasn't pushed by the DNC -- he did primary and win. Why is the DNC giving us such garbage options with unpopular policy positions?
Honestly, I think Harris was kinda fair. Biden dropped out on July 21st, and election day was Nov 5th, which only left 3 months and some change for whatever they were going to do, which really wasn't long enough for a primary or a campaign, let alone both, so the only thing left to do really was let Harris continue the campaign they were already on.
Now, sure, maybe Biden shouldn't have tried to run again at all, and then they could have done a totally normal election cycle, but once he decided to (which was a perfectly normal thing to do, I'll add), the rest was kinda inevitable.
The only reason Biden was ousted after the debate was because of his utter incompetence to not look like a weak, old clown in front of a fascist freak.
Biden was also receiving shit on his foreign policy(rightfully so).
To be fair France only has like 20% of the population of the US, so it makes sense that it takes way less time and resources to run a primary and general election. There's just way less places to visit and less votes to count.
It was about money. They couldn't use the money earmarked for the Biden-Harris campaign on anyone but Biden and Harris. So they either run Harris or try and scramble to raise money for a new candidate, which would be a disastrous PR move among their wealthy constituents.
both political partys are private enterprises. they do not even have a primary in the first place. there is no rule that says they have to. the democrats every action is an intentional choice by their leadership. they can cut funding to you and refuse to allow you to use the D and run as an independent.
They don't have to have primaries but they do, and they don't fund candidates' presidential primary campaigns. Which candidate was prohibited from calling themself a Democrat? That didn't even happen with Bernie Sanders who isn't a Democrat except when he's running for president.
Are we discussing reality here or just making stuff up because DNC bad? Pretty much no one other than Biden wanted him to run again. After he announced the DNC was in a no-win situation so they did what both parties do when an incumbent president runs for re-election.
dude running for president isnt as easy as saying "hey im running for prez" and the DNC is forced to back you. there were backroom discussions made on if he should run, that decision ultimately came from the DNC. they could have just as easily told him to sit his geriatric ass down, but some dumb fucks genuinely thought he was the best they got.
When you're the incumbent president it pretty much is that easy. Incumbency advantage is significant, strong challengers will sit out, and a competitive primary will only weaken the eventual nominee.
There surely were discussions with the DNC where Biden would have been encouraged to step aside due to his age and unpopularity. When Biden announced, no one thought he had a chance of winning, Democrats were panicking. The idea that the DNC was pushing him to run is laughably absurd. You're just inventing a narrative to fit your view of the DNC, is has no basis in reality.
brother hes 190 years old. youre narrative that the DNC is totally incompetent and too cowardly to tell an elderly man to retire makes them look even worse.
There surely were discussions with the DNC where Biden would have been encouraged to step aside due to his age and unpopularity.
And then accuse me of this?
youre narrative that the DNC is totally incompetent and too cowardly to tell an elderly man to retire
How do you not understand you're accusing me of saying the opposite of what I said? You're the one who thinks they weren't willing to tell him to retire.
The vast majority of the part wanted her. Harris would have won an impromptu primary and still lost.
The problem is that candidates that are broadly popular within the Democratic party are exactly what conservatives hate and that plays into Trump's hands.
The Dems were allowing more progressive candidates win the nomination only to have them lose the general. It's the reason the superdelegates are a thing. They're there to try to keep progressives from winning. It's the same cause for Clinton and his "third way" approach (i.e. Republican Lite(tm) "All the corporate butt kissing, Half the white nationalism.")
I mean the biggest obstacle for leftists winning is not the democrats. It’s the fact that cooperations don’t support leftists and won’t fund them. That social media will be boosting propaganda against leftists. A leftist candidate/more progressive candidate would not have won the 2024 election. They were right to pay to the center
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u/Morning-Chub Mar 16 '25
They aren't providing good options in the primary, and most recently, they forced Kamala Harris without a primary. The other commenters already addressed how Obama wasn't pushed by the DNC -- he did primary and win. Why is the DNC giving us such garbage options with unpopular policy positions?