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[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 35 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

They ran Harris because she was the only candidate they could justify shoehorning in without a primary, since she's VP.

Why they didn't want to run a primary is a great question. Probably cost and time, and name recognition. Studies show that often the candidate with the most name recognition wins. There's wasn't enough time to tell every person in America a brand new person's name.

But usually VPs don't do well when they run as president. Imo Dems are just trying to avoid another Bernie Sanders situation - a leftist with an authentic campaign and people who genuinely like them. More than anything, they gotta stop real progress in this country.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 19 points 7 hours ago

Imo Dems are just trying to avoid another Bernie Sanders situation - a leftist with an authentic campaign and people who genuinely like them

100% this is why. They didn't want any internal pressure for progressive policies or a public platform to voice them.

[–] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago

They lost the general because they refused to hold a legitimate primary. This wouldn’t of happened. They haven’t run a real primary since 2008 and look at how hard Obama won in a landslide after competing in a deep field of qualified and competent candidates.