• 13igTyme@piefed.social
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    1 hour ago

    It absolutely is true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries

    In 2012 Obama was the incumbent, which again as I mentioned, incumbents typically aren’t primaried if they are doing a decent job and up for re-election.

    Since then there was 2016, 2020, where both years had a primary for the DNC. 2024 was just a fluke because Biden should have dropped out. Or even stuck with his original campaign promise of not running for re-election. You’re young and your sample size is 4. My sample size is 5, but it’s been consistent in years prior.

    • butwhyishischinabook@piefed.social
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      1 hour ago

      Depending on your state. In mine, there was a single candidate. That’s a primary in the same way the USSR had elections. If you lived in one of the states that had two candidates in 2020 then good for you. I didn’t.