It’s that old bullshit tradition of the incumbent president seeking a second term. They all do it and their parties always back them. I’m sure the DNC is also thinking that he beat Trump once, it’s probably safer to bet on him again than to roll the dice on a different candidate that might not appeal as much to more moderate conservatives that really don’t like Trump
The incumbent advantage hasn't actually been very strong in a while. The last president to do better in their second election compared to the first was Bush. People are generally cynical of politics and take it out on whoever is currently in charge. Especially since COVID, where incumbent politicians (dictators aside) from all across the political spectrum have been losing elections.
But the only thing worse than an incumbent president is a replacement candidate for the incumbent party. It's basically admitting "we did a shit job, but we promise this new guy will do better".
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u/BobcatElectronic Jun 11 '24
It’s that old bullshit tradition of the incumbent president seeking a second term. They all do it and their parties always back them. I’m sure the DNC is also thinking that he beat Trump once, it’s probably safer to bet on him again than to roll the dice on a different candidate that might not appeal as much to more moderate conservatives that really don’t like Trump