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"Primaries are Important, you "Make Time" for them."

You're not being honest. But we've all come to expect that from your handle. A second primary was logistically impossible at that point. While there are precedents for sitting presidents dropping out, none did so as late in the cycle as Biden, who withdrew months after the primary season had already concluded.

From a logistical and legal standpoint, a "second run" of public primary elections was effectively impossible. Here is why:

1. State Law vs. Party Rules
Primary elections are run by state governments, not the political parties. The dates for these elections are written into state statutes. For the DNC to "redo" the primaries, dozens of state legislatures (many controlled by the opposing party) would have had to pass emergency laws to schedule new elections, fund them, and authorize new ballots.

2. The "Ballot Access" Deadline
By late July, many states were already approaching their general election certification deadlines. For example, Ohio had a notorious deadline issue that required the DNC to hold a "virtual roll call" early just to ensure their nominee would legally appear on the November ballot. Organizing 50 state-wide elections in the ~90 days before the general election would have been a logistical nightmare.

3. Cost and Infrastructure
A single state primary can cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. There was no mechanism or appetite to spend hundreds of millions on a "do-over" when the primary results had already been certified.

I would say that anyone who voted for Biden in the 2024 primary did so knowing that Harris would be on the ticket to replace him if something were to happen to/with him. The party delegates agreed.

You can bitch about how undemocratic incumbent primaries or even primaries are in general, but then that too would undermine the disingenuous argument you're making here.

Why would the nefandous Trumpf junta want to end their illegal war against the people of Iran when the Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) is cashing in on this hand over the fist and AIPAC/Israeli oligarchs want to see Iran destroyed at hardworking American taxpayer expense?

Sources:

Trumpf Crime Family (TCF) Making a Killing Killing Muslims

This Illegal War to Benefit Israel Will End Up Costing Americans Trillions of Dollars

Dual Israeli-American citizens can vote in US elections, like on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026, 2 Nov 2027, or 7 Nov 2028, and still enjoy their world class universal healthcare system which is ranked globally in the top ten, unlike the vast majority of Americans suffering in the greedy for-profit system that provides some of the worst medical outcomes on the planet and thousands of bankruptcies for impossible to pay medical bills. And the effects of the "Big Beautiful Bill" have already starting to kick in this year, negatively impacting Veterans and Medicaid patients.

-Dems have 1

LOL

www.usnews.com

I'm not complaining about it. Just accepting it as fact.

It's the game.

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