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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They don’t “take the message.” It’s not a suggestion. They run a primary and we select their nomination. That’s what primary elections are. Have you never voted in a primary before?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’ve voted in primaries for over 20 years. I know how politics work. Don’t be so naive

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ok. Give me some examples of candidates winning the Democratic primary and getting dropped off the ballot by the DNC.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not about being dropped, it's about the cash not coming from the DNC, and then other DNC allies contributing to the independent candidate. Mamdani will be the (D) on the ballot. It does not mean that the DNC will give him one cent if they don't like his politics.

Seems like people are talking past each other here. He will be representing the DNC on the ticket, and the DNC is likely to provide absolutely no support to him, as he doesn't match what "they" "wanted".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They aren’t required to fund him, that’s true, but all campaign donations from the DNC are transparent. They also can’t stop him from fundraising directly. If he makes it clear that they are withholding financial support given to prior candidates, then people will donate to him directly and the DNC will be publicly called out for favoring past candidates. That’s the last thing they need after the Debbie Wasserman-Shultz/Hillary Clinton scandal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Being on the ballot means little in and of itself. Having the party apparatus behind you is what matters. You don't need to win the primary to get on the ballot.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Candidates, political scientists, and pundits all insist it’s the other way around. The average voter is a party loyalist. They’ll “vote blue no matter who,” or “always pick working families.” Getting on the Democratic ticket is worth far more than the DNC funding, especially for a candidate who just won the primary on a grassroots campaign.