President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team views as nothing less than a fight for democracy itself.
If it were most Democrats, someone might have beat Biden in the primaries
No way to know for sure since the primaries are controlled by the party leadership, all of whom are firmly pro-Biden and some of whom have been known to rig the contests in favor of their preferred candidates before.
I’m getting old. Biden is the farthest left president of my lifetime
No. Even Obama was further left and he was very much a Clintonite too.
Some of Congress and some on Biden’s cabinet (most of which were appointed on the advice of others) are further left, but Biden himself is just barely to the left of Joe Manchin.
there’s no major candidate running to his left this year.
Because they’re literally not allowed to by the DNC leadership.
That’s always true in every election, and should be. If it were most Democrats, someone might have beat Biden in the primaries, but they won’t.
I’m getting old. Biden is the farthest left president of my lifetime and there’s no major candidate running to his left this year.
No way to know for sure since the primaries are controlled by the party leadership, all of whom are firmly pro-Biden and some of whom have been known to rig the contests in favor of their preferred candidates before.
No. Even Obama was further left and he was very much a Clintonite too.
Some of Congress and some on Biden’s cabinet (most of which were appointed on the advice of others) are further left, but Biden himself is just barely to the left of Joe Manchin.
Because they’re literally not allowed to by the DNC leadership.