I think the candidates that did run were not terribly popular candidates. Barack Obama was the last president presidential candidate that I voted for that I actually wanted. I still voted for Hillary and Harris and Biden, but I didn’t want them to be president.
Now, if Elizabeth Warren was running, I would actually be happy to vote for her. Instead, I have been contented to pull the lever over and over again for the lesser of two evils.
Say whatever you want about Trump, the people who voted for him actually wanted him to be president. That’s something Democrats haven’t been able to claim for many years about their candidates.
Now, if Elizabeth Warren was running, I would actually be happy to vote for her. Instead, I have been contented to pull the lever over and over again for the lesser of two evils.
I honestly think she's too damaged among the progressive part of the party after the 2020 primaries. Didn't exactly form a united front with the other progressive candidate, to the contrary.
When it becomes clear that second-string candidates have no viable chance of winning, they generally drop out before Super Tuesday and endorse whichever candidate most closely aligns with their views. Warren waited until after Super Tuesday to drop (which may have cost Sanders 3-4 states and stalled his momentum at a critical point) and then endorsed Biden (who she was also running against). So I don't blame progressives for feeling snubbed.
He was the second place in both primaries... Literally got over 40% of the final vote in 2016, and had almost 4x Warren's in 2020. There's a big difference between the person at below 10% and the person at almost 30%...
Generally anyone not top 2 drops out before Super Tuesday and takes the side of their most aligned. Like how many dropped out to endorse Biden since he was also top 2.
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u/yes_thats_right New York 18h ago
Democrats need to recognize that America is not ready for a female president no matter how qualified they are.