• Centillionaire@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Remember when they rigged the primaries and were like ā€œyeah, we can do whatever we want. This isnā€™t the REAL election yet!ā€ And then they never got court time? Do we really have a choice on who to vote for?

    • Sovereign_13@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Theyā€¦literally can, though? The primaries are not part of the election process outlined in the Constitution. They donā€™t have to have primaries at all.

      The DNC and RNC are not government entities, theyā€™re private organizations.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        The DNC and RNC are not government entities, theyā€™re private organizations.

        Then why the fuck do they get privileged support from the state for their primaries?

        The answer is that the process is fucking corrupt, and they need to either actually be treated as the powerless private entities they claim to be (i.e. zero involvement in any elections whatsoever ā€“ primaries shouldnā€™t be a thing, and candidates on the general election ballot shouldnā€™t even have a party listed next to their name) or they need to be held accountable as the de-facto government entities they are.

        Or they need to be destroyed entirely outright; thatā€™s fine too!

      • ikidd@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        For fuckā€™s sake, even the Republicans can run a fair vote, nobody in the RNC wanted Trump but when they counted the votes, there it was. The DNC couldnā€™t run a vote properly if the UN sat at the polling stations and scrutinized the polls. The massive fuckery that occurred during her ā€œcoronationā€ was obvious and disgusting.

      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I mean, they can eschew primaries and just appoint whatever candidate they want. But their voters might not like that.

        Not that Democrats have ever given a shit what their voters want.