Fracture? How? I think it's in the best interest of our country to make sure we're not on the losing end to Trump in 2024. |
So having the progressives, liberals and moderates in a tug of war is the way to do that? |
You’ve got to be joking! Who can forget how early she was forced to drop out of her last Presidential bid? |
Some hurt feelings comes with the territory when speaking of an open primary but those feelings are erased when the end result is a nominee that is more likely to beat Trump and a president that is better suited to lead the country through 2029. If Biden had a 50% approval rating and was leading Trump by a comfortable margin in the polls, there would be no reason for Biden not to seek a second term and no reason for Dem voters to question the incumbent's status as the presumed nominee. As it stands, Biden is just as likely to lose in a match-up with Trump than he is to win. |
There is about a month until the first primary and nobody has set up a campaign organization yet. If Biden decided out of the blue that he wasn’t going to seek the nomination, the party would quickly coalesce around Kamala Harris to avoid a chaotic, unpredictable and divisive nominating process. You can think about hypothetical scenarios all you want, but this is what would happen in real life. |
Chaotic and divided beyond repair would be the scene within the Dem party and DNC if there is a loss to a candidate as flawed as Trump for the second time in three elections. |
I’m pretty sure Democratic leaders and their gullible followers would be as unrepentant as ever. It’s not like losing to Trump once prompted a lot of introspection. If it happens again, they will flail at ‘the left’ or some crap long before they will re-examine themselves. |
If by flailing you mean nominating a moderate old experienced male and winning than sure. |
Oh you're working on quashing that. No Florida presidential primary for the dem presidential candidate. How very "democratic" of you. |
When was the last time an incumbent president had a serious challenger? |
I don't care. If it's not a serious challenge, then let it occur. |
In the modern era, there isn't a serious challenge to an incumbent president - it is a waste of time and money. |
Previously, we didn't have an incumbent this old. |
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This is true and the GOP has the same need for introspection after nominating Trump twice already with a 3rd nomination likely. Both nominating Trump and losing to Trump are clear signs of dysfunction within the parties. |
It's neat how you rationalize things based on D or R. |