• Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    This is also why a no-name junior senator from Illinois also failed to beat Clinton in the primary, right? Because the DNC decided she should win?

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      That strawman argument is at the level of “I voted for a pigeon why isn’t he president”.

      We have email evidence in 2016 of a very popular primary candidate (Sanders) being plotted against by an organisation that is supposed to uphold democracy.

      A similar occurrence happened in 2020 when Sanders was up against Biden. Stalking horse candidates were used to soak up votes which were then pledged to Biden. He had no support without those votes.

      Saying that people have the option to choose a candidate at the primary stage is demonstrably false.