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[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aren't the first primaries within the next few weeks? They would have done it by now if he was dropping out.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They don't actually have an obligation to honor or even run the primaries

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Of course, but if you're going to pull a switcheroo you want to give it a veneer of legitimacy.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

i feel like they'll pull the rug when there is almost no time left and the urgency of the situation will plow voters into voting for Newsom with very little of his dirt being aired

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You mean like in 2020 primaries?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

Yes, exactly. They didn't remove Bernie from the options and declare Biden the nominee, they coordinated a drop out/endorsement from all the candidates who would take votes from Biden and then pushed him as the "responsible" option though the remainder of the primaries.

Basically, they got people to actually vote for him in the primaries via behind the scenes ratfucking. They didn't just say "surprise!" at the convention.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah but if thet do that then they might win and not be able to use the Republicans to discipline their base. That will teach the rabble for being ungrateful and antisemitic!