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In response to "Saddened to hear that Joe Biden has succumbed to political backstabbing from those in his own party. " by Loyola

I appreciate the view from outside of our system, but I think you are misunderstanding how our system works.

Posted by ty97 Jul 21 '24, 16:04

The parties don't even need to *have* primaries, they can just appoint a candidate AFAIK.

And it's not like we have a real primary anyway.

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Also, Joe stepped aside of his own accord. There was pressure, yes, but it was his decision. Nobody could have made him do it. - ty97 Jul 21, 16:06 10
- It seems he was coerced into this decision to stand down. His opponents exercised coercive control to achieve their aims. That is troubling. - Loyola Jul 21, 16:21 5
  - The decision was made when the money stopped coming in. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 16:26 1
    - I believe that’s accurate. And that the money stopped coming in when his party colleagues deemed it appropriate to denigrate his ability to lead. -- nm - Loyola Jul 21, 16:31
  - also "their aims" are beating Trump. That's a shared aim of all of us. -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 16:24
  - It was not a crisis of perception. Voters bought into the "he is tool old" thing and he was going to lose -- nm - ty97 Jul 21, 16:23 1
    - Oh yes it is because people perceived that "someone else" can beat Trump So what happens we wake up day after Election - eag Jul 21, 16:31
- It was a coup inside the party flat out - eag Jul 21, 16:11 3
  - I disagree, Dem voters polled also said he was no longer fit. Coup is a ridiculous word to use here IMO - ty97 Jul 21, 16:20 1
    - It was a coup might sound a little strong but it was a non violent coup IMO -- nm - eag Jul 21, 16:33
  - Party > One man -- nm - oblique Jul 21, 16:18

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