Look at Biden. Look at Harris. Then remember the Democratic presidential primaries.
To those who came in late, a little history.
In 1972 a nice, very liberal man named George McGovern won the Democratic nomination. He lost the election in a landslide. >
To those who came in late, a little history.
In 1972 a nice, very liberal man named George McGovern won the Democratic nomination. He lost the election in a landslide. >
He didn't just lose in a landslide. He lost in a landslide to a man Democrats considered the very embodiment of evil - the un-rich but similarly un-clubbable Donald Trump of the middle 20th century: >
The Democrats determined never to let this happen again. So they turned back the clock and "reformed" the primary system so that it became a mere performance to cover up the reality that Democratic nominees would again be chosen in "smoke-filled rooms." >
Their choices often tracked the preferences of primary voters, but either way they were still consistently awful.
The Bernie Sanders scare of 2016, however, was seen as an existential threat to the party - or at least to its leadership.
They turned the screw tighter. >
The Bernie Sanders scare of 2016, however, was seen as an existential threat to the party - or at least to its leadership.
They turned the screw tighter. >
By 2020 the Democratic primaries were a complete Kabuki performance. And now that the corporate press was completely coopted, the smoke-filled rooms were back in business.
Also... they had a plan for the general election. So it wouldn't even matter who they ran.
Result:
Also... they had a plan for the general election. So it wouldn't even matter who they ran.
Result:
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