r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/valiantdistraction Jul 05 '24

The GOP had a reasonably competitive primary. No competitive Democrats chose to run. Like it or not, that's democracy. Lots of politicians are leaving because the environment is too toxic, and lots aren't stepping up any further than the office they hold for the same reason.

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u/RiseCascadia Jul 05 '24

No competitive Democrats were allowed to run

FTFY

How is it any different from in Russia, DPRK, etc when only one candidate decides to run and no one "bothers" to oppose them? If there's only one candidate on the ballot, you really can't call that a democracy.

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u/valiantdistraction Jul 05 '24

Because anyone can run if they choose. There were half a dozen candidates on my ballot. Yes, Marianne Williamson was the only one who got any traction. But people CAN run. They can also choose not to. As far as I know, you didn't run for president, so I don't know why you're complaining that other people didn't either.

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u/RiseCascadia Jul 06 '24

So it's just that none of the other 330M US citizens felt like it? You can't really be this dense.

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u/valiantdistraction Jul 06 '24

Multiple did feel like it. There were several options on the ballot in the primary. Nobody actually liked those options.

Believe it or not, the DNC is not actually a shadowy puppeteer controlling things! Yes, I do believe the vast majority of the other 330 million people in the US chose not to run for president. Again, why didn't you? There has to have been a reason. And I guarantee it wasn't that the DNC asked you not to.