• prole
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    10 months ago

    I know you’re probably too young to know this, but you just described the American electoral process. This is how the incumbent advantage works. The overwhelming majority of the time, a party will not primary the incumbent candidate because it would be incredibly stupid.

    Stop talking about it as if it’s in any way notable.

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      10 months ago

      I’ll ignore the insults because I genuinely want to know and no one I ask ever responds again.

      When was the last time a national party removed all primary delegates from a state for something the state party had zero control over?

      For bonus points:

      Was that a state where the party favorite came in last and the most progressive candidate won the last two primaries?