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Democratic strategists are still patting themselves on the back for a catastrophic defeat.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Ideologically similar candidates dropped out of a race and put their support behind someone ideologically similar when it became apparent that they were splitting support

ie, like a team

You brought up how the candidates seemed to view the contest in more of an us vs. them, or team competition, sort of way. This isn't how primaries typically work. Primaries are typically contests of individuals. Sorry if that was unclear enough that I had to explain it to you.

Anyway, the point is that the voters didn't decide on Biden so much as Biden was decided for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Sorry that I keep posting and delete or edit. I think we’re talking past each other for whatever reason so it isn’t particularly useful to keep making arguments.

Our differences aside I hope you have a good day :)