The Democratic Party needs to run a candidate that is elected through a fair primary process. When this happens, dems win.
2008 - Obama was popular and won the primary
2012 - same
2016 - It was deemed Clinton’s turn, she was given every advantage, and lost
2020 - Biden won the primary as elected by the people, then won again
2024 - Harris was given the candidacy without having to primary, and lost
Yeah, I probably should’ve put won in quotes, but I’d argue there’s still a small difference between running as the incumbent and the situation with Clinton. Not that it really fucking matters now.
The Democratic Party needs to run a candidate that is elected through a fair primary process. When this happens, dems win.
2008 - Obama was popular and won the primary 2012 - same 2016 - It was deemed Clinton’s turn, she was given every advantage, and lost 2020 - Biden won the primary as elected by the people, then won again 2024 - Harris was given the candidacy without having to primary, and lost
It is a simple trend.
Though to be fair, Biden won the (practically uncontested) primaries in 2024 and probably would have gotten his shit stomped in just as hard
Biden was losing 2020 by an embarrassing margin until ALL the other candidates except Bernie Sanders dropped out to coalesce behind Biden in SC.
Whatever happened to Liz “et tu, Brute” Warren?
I wouldn’t call the 2024 primaries fair. Biden was ordained, like Clinton.
There’s a reason these predetermined candidates keep losing.
Yeah, I probably should’ve put won in quotes, but I’d argue there’s still a small difference between running as the incumbent and the situation with Clinton. Not that it really fucking matters now.