• @[email protected]
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    625 days ago

    Except for the fact, of course, that the Democrat primaries have never been more democratic. But let’s not let the facts or history get in the way of the narrative!

    • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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      123 days ago

      So you are admitting they were previously less democratic and could be more democratic?

      • @[email protected]
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        123 days ago

        I don’t know if I would label it “admitting,” but rather just being aware of history. Parties didn’t start having votes until around WWII, and after all of the hand wringing after the 2008 and 2016 primaries, Democrats voted overwhelmingly to dilute their power even more.

        Making 2020 the most democratic primary for Democrats ever.

        • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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          123 days ago

          Did you mean 2024 or are you saying the recent primaries were less democratic (e.g. incumbent advantage).

          • @[email protected]
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            123 days ago

            Didn’t really include them because they aren’t concluded yet, but the rules have not changed.