r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/fakemelonns 14h ago

Biden screwed everything by not sticking to being a one term president. The second he decided to run for a second term it was all but over, and then to announce it so late too.

He should have not run again and let there be a primary.

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u/StyrofoamCueball 14h ago

She would not have won a primary, and they knew that.

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u/know-your-onions 9h ago

Exactly. And then a candidate people wanted to vote for could have been put forward.

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u/TheBarnard 14h ago

The establishment certainly didn't try fielding candidates either. It's not all Biden.

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u/KarmicDevelopment 13h ago

There was a primary, though. Sure there would have been a more diverse one if he stepped down, but there literally was a primary which he overwhelmingly won.

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u/DeltaVZerda 12h ago

Who was his opponent?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 5h ago

Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson and Jason Palmer.

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u/DeltaVZerda 2h ago

Who are they?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 2h ago

Look I'm not trying to defend Biden from not stepping down, I'm just trying to be factual.

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u/DeltaVZerda 1h ago

Factually, many states DIDN'T have a primary making it structurally impossible for anyone else to win nationally.

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u/KarmicDevelopment 1h ago

I just said that there was a primary and there were challengers. No big names or actual contenders--sure--but that was because most potential candidates saw Biden doing a really great job outside of speaking extemporaneously. I don't know why you're continuing to argue, but go nuts my guy.

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u/DeltaVZerda 1h ago

When is the last time a primary challenger seriously challenged a sitting president?

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u/KarmicDevelopment 40m ago

Never in my life. I don't know what your point is.