TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoFlorida Democrats plan to cancel presidential primary, enraging Dean Phillips’ campaignwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkFlorida Democrats plan to cancel presidential primary, enraging Dean Phillips’ campaignwww.politico.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBraveSirZaphod@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down6·10 months agoThat would make a Trump victory significantly more likely. Throwing away incumbent advantage is incredibly stupid if you want to win.
minus-squareJimmyChanga@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down4·10 months agoIs incumbency really that big an advantage? The circumstances some, Clinton, W. Bush and Obama’s second terms were quite unique and prior to those 3 only 13 others have done the consecutive terms thing. Out of 44.
That would make a Trump victory significantly more likely. Throwing away incumbent advantage is incredibly stupid if you want to win.
Is incumbency really that big an advantage? The circumstances some, Clinton, W. Bush and Obama’s second terms were quite unique and prior to those 3 only 13 others have done the consecutive terms thing. Out of 44.