• centof@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Dean Phillips got right around 20% even with the fact that Biden did a write in. I’m honestly kinda surprised it’s that low. I would have expected there to be more than that considering the write-in.

    Not that it matters since the DNC took away New Hampshire’s say in the matter by nullifying their delegates. It is kinda horrifying that a private organization (the DNC) can just decide who has a say in choosing which candidates of the 2 we get to choose between.

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      8 months ago

      the USA isn’t really supposed to have political parties like you do now.

      Washington and other “founding fathers” argued against a party system, and there are no references to parties in the Constitution or other original documents mandating how elections are conducted.

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      8 months ago

      DNC doesn’t need to even have primaries. The political parties aren’t public organizations. If another candidate was more popular, they foundy still win.

      Besides, NH could have had a primary if they obeyed the rules. But they wanted to stay super special important so they were disqualified.

    • Microw@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      The reality is that in any other country a private organization (=a party committee) decides who is the candidate for their party, and therefore who the public can vote for