In Trump’s first term, grassroots Democrats focused their ire on the Republican president. But now, after President Joe Biden’s reluctance to step aside in 2024 at age 81 helped pave the way for Trump’s return to the White House, many see their party’s own veterans as part of the problem.

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    18 hours ago

    When was the last time the Democrats had a really broad field of choices in the primary? I remember the Republican primaries leading up to the '16 election, the field was huge. And Trump crushed them all. I feel like Democrats haven’t had much choice in way too long.

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      13 hours ago

      2020 primary.

      11 people still had campaigns going when the first state voted. 18 people withdrew before the voting began.