• golden_calf@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Nope, Trump is his parties verified candidate which happens at the convention. Dems have not had their convention yet so Biden was not officially the candidate. Semantics, yes but technically true.

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      3 months ago

      Plus I can’t recall if I’ve ever seen one of these parties entertain competition against an incumbent (or former president). In such cases, the party nomination is kinda/sorta a formality. This is why we have heard of zero alternative candidates from either the RNC or DNC.

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        3 months ago

        Former presidents don’t normally run because they learn their lesson the first time they lose.